Will it work with Time Machine on Mac OS 10.6.8? I've read that it has issues w/ firewire 800; I have a 4GB version that works fine with that.
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As far as I am aware, there shouldn't be an issue. While we use it for back-ups on our Macs, we do not use it specifically on the time machine.
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No, the G-Drive didn't work for us with Mac OS 10.6.8 when connected with FireWire. The G-Drive Mobile didn't have a problem with FireWire, though. (We use it with Time Machine to back up.)
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There is a difference between Mac compatibility and Time Machine compatibility. Time Machine is much more stable with AFP, which this does not support. But Mac OS X can read/write to Samba shares (just not Time Machine), which this does. So, yes, this is compatible with Mac. No, it will not be very reliable with Time Machine.
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I have two of them that I use with my macbook pro and both work great. Have had one for about 8 months and another for about 6. Neither of them have had any problems. I don't have Leopard though so I can't vouch for how it would work with TimeMachine.
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I have a DNS-323 and no, it does not work reliably with Mac OS 10.6.4. You can make it work for a while with considerable effort (find instructions online) but after a week or two Time Machine will detect an error, erase all of your backup history, and start over with a new backup. In my case that means about 50 hours to do a new backup (1.5TB
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I talked about this in my review, actually, as my hd didn't come with the driver.. You have to install the driver in order for it to work on the mac unless you want time machine to reformat it for you (but then it won't work on a PC). There's also this link..http://blog.nolar.info/ntfs-3g-in-mac-os-x-lion-10-7-with-read-write-support/Hope that helps..
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I am currently using a 2 TB WD My Book for Mac on OSX 10.9.1. It works flawlessly and am very happy with it. I set it up when I was still using Lion. Then upgraded to Mavericks and had no problem.
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Just to throw in my 2 cents here, the Disk Utility reformat mentioned above in Andrew's post is spot-on. The drive so far as been great to use. However, I'm running Mac 10.5.6 and it was immediately recognized when I first plugged it in: it mounted and Time Machine asked if I wanted to use it for backups...I did the reformatting anyway as the apps on board are no use to a Mac owner.BTW, the $99 price was unbelievable!Fingers crossed on reliability,Yikesboy
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Yes, it works with OS 10.8.5 assuming your Mac meets the rest of the system requirements. ---System Requirements--- Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher Available USB 2.0 or 3.0 Port Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor or higher Memory: 1GB of RAM Free Hard Disk Space: 15GB recommended Compatible Video Players: VCR (VHS, Betamax, S-VHS), camcorder (8mm, DV, mini DV, HDV, AVCHD), TV, DVD player, game console, TiVo, DVR and cable set-top box. Other: CD-ROM drive (for software installation), QuickTime player for MOV, iMovie for editing, iDVD (or other video DVD creation software), DVD writer for DVD burning, Firewire (IEEE 1394) port for camcorder with Firewire.
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Yes. No problem. Just hook it up to your Mac, open up Time Machine and follow the simple instructions.
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Did I read right? On this LaCie the USB 2.0 transfers at 480 mbs and the 400 firewire at 400mbs? This is in the spec section describing the product. I have a new MacBook Pro and had to use the USB cable since the 400 firewire LaCie cable would not fit the Mac's 800 port. I found that it transferred very fast. However I bought this for the firewire capability and expect to use it. When will LaCie make the 800 firewire, I wonder?
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Hi John, it will works perfectly and if you want to make a backup using your Time Machine you only need to chance in your Utility Disk the status to -> Mac OS Plus (registrer).
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I'm sorry. I didn't see this question until just now. I am not sure. Is the firewire on the 2008 iMac the old type that was kind of a hexagon shape? If so, then no, this hard drive does not have that type of firewire port on it. If it is the newer type it won't work. But it should still work through USB, but just may be slower at the data transfer. Hope this is helpful.
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That was not your original question. You asked if it worked with Time Machine. It does. Any external disk will work with TM as far as I know, the bigger and faster the disk, the better. But Time Capsule, is a different animal, it is an external network device, router/switch that is both wired and wireless that contains a disk to back up to on the network as well as a USB port. In my opinion binding the two together is not a great win. It may be convenient for Apple users who want to stay simple and supported and use Apple for the sake of using Apple. You get more (or equal in some cases) bang for your buck by getting a non-Apple device for back up in most cases. That was not your original question. You asked if it worked with Time Machine. It does. Any external disk will work with TM as far as I know, the bigger and faster the disk, the better. But Time Capsule, is a different animal, it is an external network device, router/switch that is both wired and wireless that contains a disk to back up to on the network as well as a USB port. In my opinion binding the two together is not a great win. It may be convenient for Apple users who want to stay simple and supported and use Apple for the sake of using Apple. You get more (or equal in some cases)... » Read More That was not your original question. You asked if it worked with Time Machine. It does. Any external disk will work with TM as far as I know, the bigger and faster the disk, the better. But Time Capsule, is a different animal, it is an external network device, router/switch that is both wired and wireless that contains a disk to back up to on the network as well as a USB port. In my opinion binding the two together is not a great win. It may be convenient for Apple users who want to stay simple and supported and use Apple for the sake of using Apple. You get more (or equal in some cases) bang for your buck by getting a non-Apple device for back up in most cases. « Show Less
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NOT that one! I bought the wrong one actually. The large end of THAT cable goes into my 2010 iMac FW800 port but u need an adapter to fit on the other end that will convert it to 'old style' FireWire 400 from the earlier macs. I never got around to getting the adapter. I took the HD out of the old Mac and put it into an enclosure. The pictured cable AND the old style FW adapter should work 4 U though.
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Yes, this drive will work with a Mac that does not have a FireWire port if you use Apple's Thunderbolt-to-FireWire adapter.
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I recently received the WD 3 TB FW800 external HD and it works great with Snow Leopard. I do not have Mountain Lion so I can't say for sure, but I believe that it would also work with it just as good as Snow Leopard - I don't see any reason why it wouldn't. Since I have FW800 port and not USB 3.0 - I love this drive and am very happy with it.
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yes, use Time Machine. it's the native backup app for Macs. and for the love of stuff... DON'T UPGRADE PAST SNOW LEOPARD. not because of this hard drive backup solution... don't do it because Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks are all crap.