This month only – get free shipping with no minimum purchase! Order early to avoid holiday shipping delays. Shop now
Find the perfect storage for your loved ones with our holiday gift guide! Shop now
Open

Will my LaCie drive work with iPad USB-C and iPhone USB-C?

LaCie has added support for iPad USB-C and iPhone 15 USB-C devices. For a list of compatible drives please see the table below.

The list of drives in the below table have been tested by LaCie with iPad USB-C and iPhone USB-C devices. If your drive is not listed below, it should work with iPad USB-C or iPhone 15 USB-C but has not been tested.

Note on exFAT format via Windows: When formatting a drive as exFAT on a Windows PC, set the allocation size between 128K to 1024K. Allocation sizes larger than 1024K can lead to detection and write issues on an iPad USB-C and iPhone USB-C. This is only true when formatting on a Windows PC.

For a list of what functions are supported please refer to the following article, Features Supported by LaCie External Drives on iPad USB-C and iPhone USB-C.

Connecting Storage to Compatible iPads and iPhones:

  • iPads running iPadOS 16 or later
  • iPhones running iOS 17 and later

The iPad and/or iPhone must have a USB-C port to connect the external storage device, including:

  • iPad Pro third generation and later
  • iPad Air fourth generation and later
  • iPad mini sixth generation and later
  • iPad tenth generation and later*
  • iPhone 15 / 15 Plus and later*
  • iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max and later
    *Note: The USB-C port on the 10th generation iPad and the iPhone 15 / iPhone 15 Plus use USB 2.0 and are not compatible with Thunderbolt devices. 

Current Supported Products

Product 

iPad USB-C

iPhone USB-C

Software 

Seagate Secure 

Rugged Mini

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Rugged Mini SSD

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Rugged USB-C

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Rugged Secure

Yes

Yes

No

No

Rugged SSD

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Mobile Drive 

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Mobile Drive Secure

Yes

Yes

No

No

Mobile SSD 

Yes

Not tested

No

N/A

Mobile SSD Secure

Yes

Yes

No

No

Portable SSD (v2)

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Rugged SSD 

Yes

Yes

No

No

Rugged SSD Pro 

Yes^

No

No

N/A

1big Dock 

Yes^

Yes^^

No

N/A

2big Dock 

Yes^

Yes^^

No

N/A

D2 Professional 

Yes

Not tested

No

N/A

1big Dock SSD Pro

Yes*^

Yes^^

No

N/A

Rugged RAID Pro

Yes**

Not tested

No

N/A

Rugged RAID Shuttle

Yes**

Yes**

No

No

*Note: 1big Dock SSD Pro works with iPad Pro 2021 Thunderbolt/USB4 (5th generation) or later.

**Note: Rugged RAID Pro and Rugged RAID Shuttle require the use of the included external power supply when used with an iPad or iPhone USB-C.

⌃Note: 10th Generation iPad and iPhone 15 / iPhone 15 Plus use USB 2.0 and are not compatible with Thunderbolt devices.

^^Note: Works with iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad Pro, iPhone 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max