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 time machine.
If they had larger sizes it would be an even more attractive possibility.
The lacie rugged thunderbolt can withstand some dust dirt and even a tiny bit of water being splashed on it.
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.
The lacie rugged is drawing power from its thunderbolt cable connected to the 2nd port on the last d2 drive.
Lacie rugged thunderbolt usb c 5tb stfs5000800 3 year limited warranty.
Unlike the lacie rugged thunderbolt usc c drives though they will not connect to a thunderbolt 1 or thunderbolt 2 port.
Initially the imac reported the 2tb drive s capacity as around 400gb.
5 ft 1 5m lacie rugged thunderbolt usb c 5tb stfs5000400 3 year limited warranty.
Performance capacity or compatibility or all three.
And the included usb c cable which supports thunderbolt 3 makes it perfect for macbook and mac users alike.
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.
The lacie rugged includes everything professionals need for secure backup in the field.
I was able to make a time machine backup onto a different seagate drive using usb.
The lacie rugged raid delivers a game changing blend of pc and mac compatibility capacity speed mobility and reliability.
A backup software suite and compatibility with time machine and windows backup.
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.
Select the version optimized for your use.
I was able to back up onto this drive using superduper and connecting via usb.
Lacie rugged portable hard drives are the most trusted way to capture and transport data in the field.