"Unable to set directory" on Seagate 500gb Backup Plus USB Hard Drive
I recently purchased a Macbook Pro as of today, I'm upgrading from windows, and I'm having issues trying to set up my external hard drive to download torrent files. I know with Windows, I can plug in the hard drive cfrom windows computer to another windows computer and have no issues with downloading torrent files. When I tried to get the torrent to download a file onto the external hard drive I recieved this error message:
Unable to set directory
Don't have enough permissions to write to '/Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive'. Please choose another directory.
I'm currently using uTorrent to download Bit Torrent files. I also tried to move files already on the external hard drive into another folder on the same hard drive, and it will not allow me to move the files.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a solution to this problem?
I managed to fix the issue
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Using Windows 8.1 and copying large files over USB 3.0 to Segate hard drive - I get the following error:-
Error 0x80070079: The semaphore timeout period has expired
Using Windows 8.1 with a 3 - 4TB USB Segate drive that is using Microsoft's bitlocker. It seems I can copy small files w/out issues; however, copying large files and directories causes this error. Connectivity is USB 3.0 from a Dell
Latitue3 e6520 to Segagate drive.
Can anyone share fix or determine methodology to fix?Hi Joe,
Was the error gone when you turned off the Bitlocker from this drive?
If no, please refer to this similar thread's solution to resolve:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/c3fc9f5d-c073-4a9f-bb3d-b7bb8f893f78/error-0x80070079-the-semaphore-timeout-period-has-expired?forum=itprovistanetworking
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i baught Seagate Backup plus 2T hard drive to use as my Backup time machine. But its not working. when i connect to time machine its not coping files, it keep saying preparing files. Can someone help me please...
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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
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Time Machine not recognizing seagate back up plus external hard drive
Please somebody save me!!! My computer was running really slow and decided to take in to the Apple store. They recommended that i needed a new a hard drive. I've beeen using the Seagate back up plus model srd0sd0 3tb drive and before i disconnected the drive i checked time machine and it said it was backed up within the last 15 minutes. disconnected and went to the store. At the apple store i told them to transfer over everything from the hard drive to the new one even though i backed it up. Well they didnt (waiting to see if they can get the drive back) they figured it was back up and so did I. Well i've tried connecting the seagate to my imac and it does not recognize the external drive. i have 10.6.8 snow leopard and tried to reboot it using the install disk. that didnt work. was on the phone with apple support and they could not get it to recognize the drive. tried connecting the drive to a windows laptop and it did not recognize it either. the drive powers on and we are wondering if it's the usb card that's faulty (heading to the store to get a new one) I hope that's it but i'm looking ahead and seeing what other ways i can get it to work. He mentioned that i could replace the outer casing not sure how that works. I did notice that the bottom of the seagate where the usb connects detaches. could that be replace? just trying to find out how to save my drive. I have all of my family photos, videos etc. you know the priceless memories. sorry for the long message. just trying to provide as much info as possible. Thanks in advance!
The genuis was probably referring to a hard disk enclosure…
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/MISC/3.5USB2ENCL/
Enclosures can fail, but the disk can be OK. It is usually possible to take the disk out and fit it into another case.
I'd suggest you take the disk, it's power supply & the USB cable with you the genius may be willing check it on another Mac it could be as simple as a bad cable. Swapping the disk can be delicate, have someone help you if you don't know how to use a screwdriver. Sometimes you can find a guide on the internet if you search for the model and 'take apart', most are simple enough not to need it.
I can't see how the iMac's USB card would effect a Windows laptop, has the Windows laptop ever shown the contents of the TM disk? I don't think they allow Apple formatted disks to mount without extra software?
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Hi All,
I recently purchased 13" Macbook Air with OS 10.10.2. I want to use my 1TB Seagate backup plus external hard drive as time machine and my windows 7 pc. Please suggest a method. Thanks in advance for your reply.I strongly recommend having an external drive dedicated solely for TimeMachine. You could partition the drive but if something goes wrong you risk losing the data on both partitions. Should you decide to go ahead with splitting the drive for two different uses you’ll need to partition the drive either using the Mac’s built in Disk Utility program or Windows utility. I believe the built in Windows disk utility program will destroy the current partition and erase the data that’s on it - I use a third party Windows disk utility program for partitioning and it allows for non-destructive partitioning but warns to back up data first just in case. Apple’s Disk Utility can do non-destructive partitions but I don’t recall every trying to do a non-destructive partition on a disk originally formatted for Windows using it. Again - back up that data just in case.
Finally, your TimeMachine drive should be at least 1.5 times (I prefer 2 times) the size of the data you expect to be backing up a year or two from now. In other words, if you currently are using 50GB of your computer’s drive but expect to begin purchasing Mac software to replace software on your Windows computer and if you expect to be putting photos, music, and other data on it you might expect that two years from now you’ll have 100GB of stuff on the drive. So a 200GB partition is the smallest size you’d want. TM’s backup scheme keeps multiple copies of data as it changes so the extra room is important for this scheme. -
Seagate vs. WD Portable Hard Drive
I purchased a 'Seagate Backup Plus for MAC' and a 'WD My Passbook for MAC.
I want to use one for a Time Machine backup and the other for randomly backing up my media files on my MBP.
Any suggestions on which would be better to use for the Time Machine backup would be greatly appreciated.Seagate is the superior HD, ....however both will work fine with TM
Format both before using in Mac OSX extended journaled.
As a sidenote, there is no such thing as a "HD for Mac", any HD can be formatted for Mac, theyre all just bricks.
So if you find a deal on a "Windows HD", get it and you can format it for Mac, any of them you can
Terms such as: "WD Passport, Expansion drive, Seagate Backup Plus, PC hard drive, Mac hard drive, Free agent, backup drive, Passport plus, Elements, Toshiba Canvio, Slim, ultraslim, pocket drive, Touro" etc. etc.
all these terms are cotton fuzz and bunny fluff,..... they dont designate or mean anything.
Its a sales tactic used by WD, Seagate, Toshiba, and Hitachi
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Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable Drive Experiences
I was wondering is Mac users general had good experience with the Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable Drive? I was thinking about getting either the 1TB or 2TB for backup/storage.
It also says it has pre-loaded NTFS driver for the Mac. And the drive can be read by both PC and Mac. How does that work? And does anyone know if it is formatted for Mac OS Extended (Journaled)?
Also, what does journaling actual do. I read a few conflicting threads, it either actively defrags to increase speed and prevent data corruption especially in the case of a power outage or it significantly slows down the disk.That drive is bus-powered, meaning it can get power only from the computer's USB ports. Unless you need small size so you can pack the drive around with you while traveling, consider instead a self-powered drive. If traveling with the drive is not an issue, also consider a larger desktop-type drive that holds a 3.5-inch form factor drive. The larger drives are historically more durable than the 2.5-inch laptop drives as would be installed in the Seagate you linked.
There are a fair number of reports in these forums of bus-powered drives working for a time and then not being recognized. With age, electric motors can demand more power than when new and, if that demand exceeds what a USB port can provide, the drive stops working.
IF you MUST use a laptop-class mobile external on a desktop computer, at minimum consider adding a self-powered USB hub to the purchase. It will overcome any lack of power issues the drive experiences:
NewerTech 7 Port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hub with Power Adapter for Mac & PC
OWC makes a mobile, bus-powered drive that can also use an optional power brick--best of both worlds. I have one and like its having a FireWire interface. However, you have a choice of interfaces:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/EliteALmini/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB -
I am trying to put the files from my mac onto a seagate backup plus slim portable drive but as soon as I plug the hard drive into my laptop, a notification comes up saying that there was an error
carriinna wrote:
I am trying to put the files from my mac onto a seagate backup plus slim portable drive but as soon as I plug the hard drive into my laptop, a notification comes up saying that there was an error
What kind of error. What does it say?
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Seagate 1T backup plus for Mac won't mount
I have a seagate 1T backup plus for mac which suddenly will not mount. I have done the disk utility disk repair and it says the volume appears to be OK. What do I do next?
likely a dead SATA bridge card.
see here:
Your dead external hard drive is likely fine! Great hope for your 'faulty' external HD
verify on another Mac first however
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What do I need to do to be able to read and write files to a Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable Drive on BOTH a Mac and a PC? I downloaded "Paragon NTFS for Mac" onto my Mac, so now I can write to the drive, but when I plug it into a PC it won't work.
If the HDD is formatted NTFS, then it suggests that there is a problem with the PC. Check with the manufacturer.
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Retrieve RR backups from external hard drive
I am trying to recover data files that have been backed-up
using Lenovo Rescue and Recovery which I am unable to
retrieve. They include a lot of photos and documents.
How the files got to where they are now is rather complex:
1. The laptop was set-up with 2 back-up programmes running from the
start. They were Lenovo R&R as well as Windows Vista Backup (whoever
set-up the second was not aware that the first was running). Lenovo
R&R backed-up to C:\, Windows Vista Backup to an external USB drive
E:\
2. The external drive (500GB) became full after a period of approx. 6
months. I think this was because Vista Backup was not only backing-up
documents, settings etc. but ALSO the Lenovo RRBACKUPS directory. As
this was altered everytime Vista Backup ran Vista copied RRBACKUPS
once more.
3. In attempting to free up space, older backups made by Windows Vista
were deleted. At this point it had been assumed that Vista was making
COMPLETE back-ups each time hence the disappearance of 500GB of disk
space (documents amounted to no more than 30GB or thereabouts).
4. Laptop then went very wrong (unrelated problem) and Microsoft
technical support helped to restore first factory installation. We thought
that we had everything backed-up by Vista so C:\ formatted and all
files wiped.
5. On restore of computer, Vista Backup refuses to open any of the
remaining back-up files. Even with new mediaid.bin created by
SDUTIL.exe still failed to open. Files extracted manually (using
7-zip) to folder on E:\. The folders were extracted in date order
(from oldest to newest) and overwrite files was selected so only
newest copies of each file present.
6. After this process have some documents (but not all) but also what
would appear to be a complete RRBACKUPS folder. Would REALLY like to
access these files and moved folder so now E:\RRBACKUPS. However R&R
refuses to recognise backup.
Why is this? Obviously I'm not certain if some files are missing or if
it is complete. I can send you a list of directories and files if that
will help. I understand there is a problem with version discrepencies
and would be willing to try installing different versions of R&R to
see if I can find the right one (the OS has not been changed on the
laptop, still Vista). How many versions have been released to the
public?
Many thanks for any help!jennyp, welcome to the forum,
Ouch! Not a nice predicament to be in Did you by any chance create a boot recovery disc with R&R from the "old" system?
Can you, have you tried creating one with the current system? Start > Programs > ThinkVantage > Create Recovery Media. The disc must be a cd not a dvd.
Assuming the current version is the same as that was used on the "old" system by using the recovery media it may be possible to see the backups on the usb hard drive*. If it does, you then have two options; it may be possible to recover files by moving them to the notebook hard drive.b) recovering the system to the latest and greatest backup you can find**
*Ensure the usb hard drive is recognised at boot by checking in the Startup menu in BIOS.
** This will erase all current data on the notebook's current drive, make sure you save it somewhere else first.
Hope this helps.
Andy ______________________________________
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Seagate 1.5 TB external hard drive and Disk Utility
I have a Seagate 1.5 TB external hard drive. Up until recently it was working fine. I noticed that things stored on it were starting to take longer to open up. There was a relatively constant clicking noise on it, not just when Time Machine was backing up my files. I finally ran Disk Utility and it said that the volume needed to be repaired. Ever since that time the hd is not showing up on my desktop or in my finder. I used the startup disk and went into disk utility but it doesn't appear there. When I turn on the computer in regular mode and go to disk utility it is there, though. When I click "Repair Disk", though, nothing happens. Any suggestions? Do I need to just erase the disk and reformat? I was able to use a program called Data Rescue to get the most important files, but I'd rather not start from scratch.
Hi jc
Can't say exactly what's wrong or what happened. But sense you have recovered your important files your best bet is to just reset the Partition Scheme and re-Format the drive instead of trying to repair it.
1. select the drives first icon and then click the Partition tab
2. under Volume Scheme: for current select 2 Partitions +(2 in your case, 1 for TM and 1 for other files)+
3. now adjust the size of partitions by clicking on and holding the little dot between the partitions. +(you will probably want to allocate at least 1GB for time machine and the rest for misc. files)+
4. click the Option button right below that and select GUID Partition Table, then the OK button
5. then under Volume Information Name the Partitions the larger Time Machine, the smaller whatever
6. then for Format: select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and click the Apply button.
Optionally if you have say over 500GB of data on your Internal HD it would be best to set that 1.5GB up with just 1 Partition for Time Machine only and use a second drive for misc. files.
Now that you have the External HD properly Partitioned and Formatted open the Time Machine Preference and set it up to use the Time Machine Partition.
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I have a tried to format my seagate free agent 1TB external hard drive so I can use it, but I keep getting an error message saying it failed. Can n e 1 help me plz
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HT1175 Apple Time capsule to backup my external hard drive - on exclusion list???
I want to set apple capsule to backup my external hard drive, but it is currently in the exclusion list.
I can't remove it from the exclusion list, because I can't select it and the - option is greyed out.
It is a WD Passport, used for document files only.
With thanks.
D.Time Machine can't back up drives in some formats, such as FAT32.
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Does MB Pro do it's own backup to the Hard Drive?
I restored my MB Pro to factory settings because it was acting up in all sort of ways, mainly I was running out of space even thought I didn't have that much data. The computer has 250 gb. And I have 50 gb in music and another 50 in pics. That's it. The rest is PDF and what not totaling no more than 20 gb at most. So when I went to the about my Mac and clicked on storage it shows that there is 60 gb in back ups. Where is this stored and can I delete it?. I have time machine set up with time capsule and do frequent back ups plus and external HD where I keep pics and music and important documents so this "in computer back up" eating my memory I do not need. Also in about my Mac under storage as well shows under "other" a significant amount of storage used. Right now i just finished reinstalling Lion and there's already 13gb used by "other" is there a work around this???
Thanks guysDoes MB Pro do it's own backup to the Hard Drive?
Yes, it does. Well, more exactly, Time Machine does.
The backups are "local snapshots" that Time Machine uses in conjuction with the backups makde to your Time Capsule.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4878?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
There is a terminal command that can be used to turn the feature off, but I can't say that I recommend it as the local snapshots serve as a kind of safety net between regular Time Capsule back ups.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/28/disable-time-machine-local-backups-in-mac-os-x-li on/
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