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Will my Seagate drive work with Mac 10.11 (El Capitan)?

What Seagate drives work with Mac 10.11 (El Capitan)?


Seagate has evaluated current product lines to determine which ones will be supported in Mac OS 10.11.  Older drives that are not listed here may work, but have not been tested.  Software not listed below is not supported on Mac OS 10.11, using the drive as a drag and drop destination or with Time Machine can be an alternative.

 
ProductHardwareSoftware
Backup PlusYesDashboard 4.2.x or higher

Paragon NTFS driver 14 or higher
Must uninstall old version and install version 14
Seagate DuetYesSeagate Duet 1.x or higher
Seagate Wireless
Seagate Wireless Plus
Yes with latest firmwareMac Sync 1.2.65 or higher

Paragon NTFS driver 14 or higher
Must uninstall old version and install version 14
Seagate Personal CloudYesDashboard 4.2.x or higher
Seagate SevenYesDashboard 4.2.x or higher
Seagate Internal Laptop and
Desktop SATA hard drives
YesNo software needed
Seagate NAS
Seagate NAS Pro
Business Storage 4-Bay Rackmount NAS
Business Storage 8-Bay Rackmount NAS
Yes with latest firmwaresDrive 2.4.3 or higher
Network Assistant 1.2.1
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