Will my Seagate drive work with macOS 26 (Tahoe)?

Seagate has evaluated current product lines to determine which ones will be supported in macOS 26 (Tahoe). 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 

 

Legacy Products

Older drives that are not listed here may work, but have not been tested.

ProductHardware
FreeAgent FamilyNo
GoFlex FamilyNo
GoFlex HomeNo
Innov8No
Maxtor OneTouchNo
Seagate CentralNo
Seagate NAS
Seagate NAS Pro
Business Storage 4-Bay Rackmount NAS
Business Storage 8-Bay Rackmount NAS
No
Seagate Personal CloudNo
WirelessNo
Wireless PlusNo

 

Software

The following table lists which Seagate software applications are compatible with macOS 26 (Tahoe). If software isn’t listed below, then it is not supported on macOS 26 (Tahoe). However, using the drive as a drag and drop destination or with Time Machine can be an alternative.

SoftwareVersionAdditional Information
Toolkit2.34.xYes, with version 2.34.x or later.
Paragon NTFS driver17.2.xxYes, with version 17.2.xx or later.
Apple silicon Macs need to change security settings for Paragon - See How to change security settings.
Seagate Dashboard4.9.2No, the software was not updated for macOS Tahoe. Last supported operating system was macOS 10.13.
Seagate Media Sync
1.9.5
No, the software was not updated for macOS Tahoe. Last supported operating system was macOS 10.12.
Network Assistant
1.2.1
No, the software was not updated for macOS Tahoe. Last supported operating system was macOS 10.12.
Seagate Duet1.4.xNo, the software was not updated for macOS Tahoe. Last supported operating system was macOS 11 (Big Sur).
Sdrive3.2.29No, the software was not updated for macOS Tahoe. Last supported operating system was macOS 10.13.
Remote access was disabled on May 26th, 2021. See Remote access information.