I was able to make a time machine backup onto a different seagate drive using usb.
Lacie rugged thunderbolt time machine.
However no problems at all.
A backup software suite and compatibility with time machine and windows backup.
5 ft 1 5m lacie rugged thunderbolt usb c 5tb stfs5000400 3 year limited warranty.
Performance capacity or compatibility or all three.
As the ultimate solution for on the go professionals the lacie rugged adapts to the need for performance or complete data security.
I have been unable to make a time machine backup from my late 2014 imac running mac os 10 14 2 onto a lacie rugged 2tb thunderbolt usb 3 0 external drive.
Lacie rugged thunderbolt usb c 5tb stfs5000800 3 year limited warranty.
If they had larger sizes it would be an even more attractive possibility.
I was able to back up onto this drive using superduper and connecting via usb.
Initially the imac reported the 2tb drive s capacity as around 400gb.
And the included usb c cable which supports thunderbolt 3 makes it perfect for macbook and mac users alike.
It s 7200 rpm hard drive keeps things running smoothly.
They are also only available in a 2tb size for a mechanical version or a 1tb size for an ssd version.
Choose from thunderbolt usb c usb 3 0 and firewire 800.
The lacie rugged thunderbolt can withstand some dust dirt and even a tiny bit of water being splashed on it.
Unlike the lacie rugged thunderbolt usc c drives though they will not connect to a thunderbolt 1 or thunderbolt 2 port.
Select the version optimized for your use.
The lacie rugged includes everything professionals need for secure backup in the field.
1 thunderbolt 1 usb c thunderbolt 3 usb 3 0 compatible 130mb s.
It also includes lacie private public software which lets users password protect the entire drive or only certain volumes with aes 256 bit encryption.
I was a bit wary of installing this drive at the end of an existing thunderbolt daisychain consisting of 2 lacie d2 thunderb olt drives.