I have a 1.5 TB 'Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Media' external hard drive. I have been using the drive for about 8 months on my 2008 black MacBook running 10.6.8 with no problems other than the loose, poorly designed dock and cable that came with the drive causing it to dismount from time to time. Backup Plus and GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt Software for Mac. The Seagate Thunderbolt adapter driver is only needed if you are using 3TB or 4TB drives with the Thunderbolt adapter and plan to change drives with other GoFlex adapters (such as USB or FireWire). A truly unique feature, GoFlex for Mac drives can also be used with computers running Windows by simply downloading an HFS driver for Windows from Seagate.com, which will provide full read-write access to the drive from a Windows computer. Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive w/Desk Adapter 4.5 out of 5 stars (14) 14 product ratings - Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive w/Desk Adapter.
“I backup all my important data in Seagate FreeAgent Goflex external hard disk which has a capacity of 60GB. Today all of a sudden, this device is not getting detected on my Mac. I tried to get files from it by connecting it to other computers, which didn’t work. If anyone has an idea on how to restore data from Seagate FreeAgent Goflex on Mac system, then please share with me. Thanks in advance!!!”
FreeAgent Goflex is an external hard disk newly introduced by Seagate. This drive is available in the range of 60GB to 3TB capacity. Seagate also manufactures other models of hard drive like FreeAgent Desk, FreeAgent Go, FreeAgent Pro, etc. The reason for above kind of situation might be that your FreeAgent Goflex got corrupted. Now think once, what will happen if you suddenly lose access to your FreeAgent Goflex due to its corruption?
- If lost data is the only backup of your important files, then it’s a big challenge
- If it contains any PPT’s or any office files that you need urgently, then your situation would be very worse
- If your Mac system is already dead and it is the only backup that you got
Let us know what makes a Seagate FreeAgent Goflex drive undetected on Mac:
- Removing FreeAgent Goflex from Mac system or other devices without using “eject” option
- Using same Seagate FreeAgent goflex hard disk on different OS based computers like Mac, Windows, Unix, etc
- Logical errors like presence of bad sector, corrupt file system, etc.
The only recommended solution for above kind of situations is using data recovery tool.
Software to recover data from FreeAgent Goflex HDD on Mac:
Use Yodot Mac Data Recovery software to come out from all the above mentioned conditions. This software can easily restore data from Seagate FreeAgent Goflex when not recognized on Mac OS X. Addition to FreeAgent Goflex, it can retrieve files from other models of Seagate external hard disk which are mentioned above. Further, it helps data recovery from Seagate Seven portable drive. Apart from dead external hard disk, it can retrieve data from non bootable, formatted/reformatted /repartitioned volumes on Mac computer. It can support data recovery from HFS+, NTFS, HFSX, FAT and exFAT drive. To speed up scanning process, it contains two scanning options like “Volume recovery” and “Formatted/Reformatted Recovery”. Depends on option you select, it will start scanning. In addition to Seagate FreeAgent external hard disk, it can retrieve data from other brands of external hard drive such as LaCie, Iomega, SanDisk, LG, Kingston, Sony, etc. This utility is compatible with various versions of Mac system such as Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite.
Procedure to get back data from FreeAgent Goflex drive on Mac machine:
- First connect Seagate FreeAgent Goflex external hard disk to a Mac system
- After that, install Yodot Mac Data Recovery software on Mac machine
- Then run application and follow onscreen instructions to restore data from FreeAgent Goflex hard disk
- First, it will show two options such as “Volume Recovery” and “Formatted / Reformatted Recovery”
- Select first option to start recovery process
- Wait for few minutes till scanning is finished
- Then, retrieved files will display in two view such as ‘Data View’ and ‘File Type View’. Finally, save files to a desired location other than source (same FreeAgent Goflex)
Important Note!!
- Be careful while connecting or removing FreeAgent Goflex external hard disk from other electronic gadgets
- Feel free to contact 24x7 technical support team if you find any difficulty while performing data restoration process
Seagate has updated its FreeAgent GoFlex external HDD range with the industry’s first 1.5TB portable external drive. Entirely bus-powered – and so requiring no dual-USB cable or PSU – the new GoFlex comes as standard with the company’s USB 3.0 adapter, which is also backward compatible with USB 2.0.
Of course, it also means owners can snap off that adapter and use Seagate’s FireWire version or, indeed, slot the drive into one of the various desk docks and multimedia players. Seagate offers a range of these, from the GoFlex Home NAS through to the GoFlex TV HD we reviewed a few months back.
Seagate are asking $229.99 for the new 1.5TB FreeAgent GoFlex – $20 less than MRSP – which is available to order now.
Press Release:
Seagate Introduces Industry’s First 1.5TB Portable External Drive
New FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Ultra-Portable External Drive Packs a Punch with Unprecedented Amount of Storage, Blazingly Fast USB 3.0 Connection and Pre-loaded Films
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. – September 21, 2010 – Designed to address the explosive worldwide demand for digital storage, Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) today launched the world’s first 1.5 terabyte (TB) 2.5-inch portable external drive. Available immediately, the new 1.5TB FreeAgent® GoFlex™ ultra-portable drive delivers an all-in-one, technically advanced solution to help store, share and enjoy libraries of digital content in one’s preferred medium—whether on a Mac or PC, or a television, at home or on the go. With 1.5TB of capacity people can now store and carry up to 60 HD movies, 750 video games, thousands of photos or countless hours of digital music.
Seagate introduces the world’s first 1.5TB portable, external hard drive with a Blazingly Fast USB 3.0 Connection and Pre-loaded Films.
“Today’s announcement is a ‘triple-crown’ of consumer technology—packaging record breaking capacity, blazingly fast USB 3.0 connectivity and the bonus of movie entertainment—making the 1.5TB GoFlex™ ultra-portable drive an unprecedented and innovative solution,” said Darcy Clarkson, vice president of Global Retail Sales and Marketing for Seagate. “Bringing this solution to market on the heels of our 3TB GoFlex™ Desk drive and the Momentus® XT solid state hybrid drive is proof of Seagate’s continuing technology leadership and tradition of setting storage industry milestones.”
Shipping now in the United States and rolling out globally later this year, all 1.5TB GoFlex ultra-portable drives¹ will ship with a USB 3.0 interface cable, accelerating the transfer speed of a drive up to 10x when connected to a USB 3.0 port, when compared to a USB 2.0 port. For example, a drive using a USB 3.0 connection can transfer a 25GB file in under five minutes versus the 14 minutes it would take using a traditional USB 2.0 drive². In addition, all GoFlex ultra portable drives will now also ship with the new Superspeed USB 3.0 cable, which will still continue to work with existing USB 2.0 ports.
“Consumers continue to push the growth of digital music, photos, and video content, and increasingly want access to this content from a variety of CE devices, including a PC,” says John Rydning, IDC’s research director for hard disk drives. “Higher capacity disk drives in combination with higher bandwidth interfaces like USB 3.0 will help to make a greater number of large multimedia files more accessible from multiple devices in the home.”
A key addition to the GoFlex™ family, the new 1.5TB GoFlex ultra-portable drive delivers ultimate flexibility in how people collect, protect, share and enjoy their digital libraries, all in a convenient compact package. In addition to coming bundled with USB 3.0 connectivity, the drive can be used with an array of add-on cables and accessories such as the GoFlex™ Net media sharing device and the GoFlex™ TV HD media player, that provide the flexibility to enjoy your content on a TV, a network, using a mobile device, or via the Internet.
Seagate Freeagent Goflex Mac
All 1.5TB GoFlex ultra-portable drives are compatible with both the Windows® operating system and Mac® OS X computers. Each drive includes an NTFS driver for Mac, which allows the hard drive to store and access files from both Windows and Mac OS X computers without reformatting. The NTFS driver is simply installed once on the Mac® OS X computer, allowing it to read and write files on a Windows formatted³ drive.
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The 1.5TB GoFlex ultra-portable drive with USB 3.0 adapter is available in black and can be purchased on Seagate.com and through select retailers for $249.99.