The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex is one of the. Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB Review. One unique feature with the FreeAgent GoFlex drive is that it comes with a Mac driver to use NTFS (New.

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This article is for informational purposes only and no longer being updated by Seagate. How to Install GoFlex for Mac Bundled Software The GoFlex™ for Mac (including GoFlex™ Desk for Mac, GoFlex™ Pro for Mac) drives include some optional software to help optimize the drive. This software includes diagnostic software, drivers to activate the capacity gauge lights on the GoFlex for Desk models and storage drivers to disable on-board sleep functions (if they are activated on a Windows computer). To install the software: • Plug the drive into the computer. • Double click the GoFlex Icon on the desktop (it may take a minute for this icon to appear after the drive is plugged in). • Double click the Seagate GoFlex Software.mpkg file on the GoFlex drive. • Follow the prompts to install the software.

You can select individual packages by clicking the Customize button on the Installation Type screen. Packages included in the installer: Seagate Drive Settings –Application with Drive Diagnostic, Drive information, and option to turn lights on or off for the drive.

Seagate Storage Gauge – Driver that activated the capacity gauge lights on the GoFlex Desk for Mac drives. Seagate Storage Driver – Driver that will disable the onboard sleep function of the drive, if it has been activated on a Windows computer. An uninstall option is also available under Customize. • Reboot – After the installation completes then a reboot is required. To Launch the application: • Click Go on the Apple Menu (top of the screen) • Choose Applications • Double click the Seagate Drive Settings icon.

The new chassis definitely keeps temperatures cooler for longer under light usage, however if you're copying a lot of data to the GoFlex Desk temperatures will climb. After one hour of sequential writes over USB 3.0 I measured a drive temperature of 63C. In just under 2 hours the drive got up to 67C, a bit lower than last year's model but still troubling. The good news is unlike last year's model, the drive will continue to operate at full performance in this state. When testing the 3TB version last year we found that sequential write speeds dropped to 50MB/s when the temperature got into the upper 60s.

The usual caveats apply however. There's always a price premium for these high capacity external drives, although Seagate is only charging an extra $50 for the 4TB version compared to the 3TB model. If you wanted to buy a standalone drives however you could easily buy two 2TB HDDs for less than half the cost of this 4TB external drive.

Granted there is the convenience of having an all-in-one package with a single drive but you're almost always better off financially buying internal drives and sticking them in a cheap chassis. Then there's the problem of finding a good way to back up 4TB worth of data.