Will my Seagate drive work with macOS 27 (Golden Gate)?

Seagate has evaluated current product lines to determine which ones will be supported in macOS 27 (Golden Gate). Older drives that are not listed here may work, but have not been tested.  

Notes:
This is a general compatibility article and not a troubleshooting article. If the drive is not being detected by the computer, see USB troubleshooter.

Current products

ProductHardwareAdditional Information
Backup Plus Family Yes 
One Touch HDD FamilyYes 
Ultra Touch HDD
Yes 
One Touch SSD
Yes 
Ultra Compact SSD
Yes 
Ultra Touch SSD 
Yes 
Seagate ExpansionYesNo software included with this device. Use Time Machine to back up your computer.
Seagate Expansion SSDYesNo software included with this device. Use Time Machine to back up your computer.
Seagate Desktop DriveYesNo software included with this device. Use Time Machine to back up your computer.
Formatted for Windows (NTFS) by default. Requires formatting for macOS. See How to format your drive. 
Seagate Portable DriveYesNo software included with this device. Use Time Machine to back up your computer.
Formatted for Windows (NTFS) by default. Requires formatting for macOS. See How to format your drive.
Seagate Internal Laptop and
Desktop SATA hard drives
Yes 

 

Software

The following table lists which Seagate software applications are compatible with macOS 27 (Golden Gate). If software isn’t listed below, then it is not supported on macOS 27 (Golden Gate). However, using the drive as a drag and drop destination or with Time Machine can be an alternative.

SoftwareVersionAdditional Information
Toolkit2.47.xYes, with version 2.47.x or later.
Paragon NTFS driver18.2.xYes, with version 18.2.x or later.
Apple Silicon Macs need to change security settings for Paragon - See How to change security settings.