Back Up Now! (Mac)

Install Paragon Driver for macOS

The external storage device you purchased is formatted NTFS, the native file format for Windows PCs. Your Mac can read the NTFS format but it can't write to the drive or delete files from it. The Paragon Driver for macOS can give your Mac full read/write access to your Seagate NTFS-formatted drive.

1. Click here to download the Paragon Driver for macOS. Be sure to download the correct driver for your current version of macOS.
2. Open a Finder window and go to your Downloads folder.
3. Double-click on the .dmg file starting with NTFS_for_Mac.
4. Follow the onscreen prompts.

Start backing up

Connect your Seagate storage device to your computer and you’re ready to back up your important files and folders. The fastest way to back up is to select items on your computer and copy them to your drive by dragging and dropping. If you want to make sure your data is continuously backed up, you can easily create an automated backup plan.

Simple and fast—drag and drop

 

1. Open a Finder window and click on your drive

2. Open another Finder window and select folders or files on your computer to back up

3. Drag items to your drive

Want a faster way? Just copy and paste

1. Open a Finder window and select folders or files on your computer to back up

2. Choose Copy from the Edit menu

Another way to copy to the clipboard
Hold down the Command key (⌘) and press C.

3. Click on your drive

4. Choose Paste Item(s) from the Edit menu

Another way to paste files copied to the clipboard
Hold down the Command key (⌘) and press V.

Peace of mind—automated backup

 

Set up a Time Machine plan

Time Machine is an automated backup feature built into your Mac. For details, see this Apple support article.