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i purchased the LaCie Mobile Drive 4TB External Hard Drive USB-C USB 3.0 that i want to use with my MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch early2013 laptop.

i purchased the LaCie Mobile Drive 4TB External Hard Drive USB-C USB 3.0 that i want to use with my MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch early2013 laptop.


will this hard drive work when i purchase a 16-inch MacBook Pro? what is the difference between SSD and HDD?

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 6:38 AM

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Posted on Jun 17, 2021 7:10 AM

It will work. Use disk utility to format it (choose Mac OS journaled/extended). You don’t need to install any LaCie software.

https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/mac

The difference with an ssd drive:

  • an ssd is faster but more expensive
  • an ssd is more resistant to shocks (do you have to transport the external drive often?)
  • if you use an SSD and want to reformat it, choose APFS format


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Jun 17, 2021 7:10 AM in response to susie3154

It will work. Use disk utility to format it (choose Mac OS journaled/extended). You don’t need to install any LaCie software.

https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/mac

The difference with an ssd drive:

  • an ssd is faster but more expensive
  • an ssd is more resistant to shocks (do you have to transport the external drive often?)
  • if you use an SSD and want to reformat it, choose APFS format


i purchased the LaCie Mobile Drive 4TB External Hard Drive USB-C USB 3.0 that i want to use with my MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch early2013 laptop.

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