


I opened up the user guide, which instructed me to download MacFUSE, but the driver still wouldn't mount. the MacFUSE file system is not available (71)" One solution was to download a different driver ( ), however when I tried this I got an error from NTFS-3G that said "NTFS-3G could not mount the Seagate Backup Plus Drive because the following problem occurred: /Library/Filesystems/fusefs.fs/Support/fusefs.kext failed to load - (libkern/kext) link error check the system/kernel logs for errors or try kextutil(8). I've found a user forum via Seagate addressing the inability to write to a GoFlex drive on a Mac:
#Seagate ntfs driver for mac internal error install#
The installation process seemed seamless, but I was never prompted to download an extra driver and it would appear that the driver either didn't install or doesn't work as advertised. If the driver is not installed, then the drive will be read-only under MacOS. Double-click the Seagate Dashboard Installer.dmg (Backup Plus) or Mac Installer.dmg (GoFlex) file on the drive and follow the prompts.Open the Seagate Backup Plus or FreeAgent GoFlex icon that appears on the desktop. Install the included software which has a special driver that will allow the NTFS partition to be read and written under MacOS: If you want to use the drive under Windows and MacOS, simply leave the drive in the NTFS format that it has when shipped from the factory (say No to " Do you want to use this drive with Time Machine?", if prompted). Generally, 'Not Working' is a state that usually describes a malfunctioning hard disk or external hard. Seagate Wireless Plus Mac App Why Is Seagate External Hard Drive Not Working/Detected. I just installed a brand new Seagate Backup Plus drive on my laptop with the goal of being able to use it on Macs and PCs.Seagate's web site says this: Let's start the journey and follow the tutorials below to make your Seagate, Toshiba, Sandisk, etc., external and internal hard drive work properly again.
