Find out which hard drive can help increase your storage or safely back up your mac.
Macbook external storage drive.
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Make sure your mac is connected to the external storage device for example using a usb cable or over a network.
Select one or more files on the desktop or in a folder then drag them to the storage device listed below locations in the finder sidebar.
This reduced power draw helps preserve the battery life of the mac you plug the drive into.
Discover the world of external hard drives for mac.
Having an external hard drive for your mac is a necessity these days.
Most portable hard drives run at 5400 rpm.
If you re looking for a mac friendly external hard drive that s built for durability take a look at lacie s rugged thunderbolt usb c portable hard drive.
Backup your mac with a portable or desktop hard drive.
Windows 10 typically lists an external drive as disk 2 along with the next successive alphabetic label if you don t have any other internal disk based storage.
Drive speed is measured in revolutions per minute rpm based on how fast the drive can spin.
Windows 10 lists optical drives.
Looking to add storage or for a smart way to back up your mac.
Move files to the storage device.
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Here are the best mac hard drives and external storage options in 2020.
Click the finder icon in the dock to open a finder window then do one of the following to move your files.
The best external hard drives and ssds for mac in 2020.
Desktop external hard drives usually run at 7200 rpm to offer all the speed they can.
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Here s what you need to know along with our top rated apple friendly drives.
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With its distinctive rubber bumpers and brushed aluminum chassis the drive offers drop resistance up to 5 feet crush resistance that can withstand up to a 1 ton car and ip54 water.