G-Technology G-Drive 4TB 3.5" Manual

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Using Your Drive on Mac®Using Your Drive on Mac• Easy Installation for Mac ... p.11• Optimize Performance ...

p.11Using Your Drive on Mac®Using Your Drive on Mac®Easy Installation for MacG-DRIVE with Thunderbolt attaches to your computer via the Thunderbolt ca

p.12Using Your Drive on Mac®Use with Time MachineG-DRIVE with Thunderbolt works perfectly and easily with Time Machine—the application that ships with

p.13Using Your Drive on Mac®Using Your Drive on Mac®3. In the dialog box that appears, select G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt. Click the Use for Backup but

p.14Using Your Drive on Mac®Disconnecting the DriveA great feature of G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt is its ability to be connected and disconnected while y

Using Your Drive on Mac®Maintenance for Your Drive• Initialize Drive for Mac ... p.16• Restore the Drive Icon ...

p.16Maintenance for Your DriveInitialize Drive for MacG-DRIVE with Thunderbolt was factory-formatted, or ‘initialized’, for use with Mac OS. You can r

p.17Maintenance for Your Drive Maintenance for Your Drive4. Choose the Format option that you prefer. • Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Option: Use t

p.18Maintenance for Your Drive WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.6. Click the Erase button to continue. A progress bar in

p.19Maintenance for Your Drive Maintenance for Your DriveRestore the Drive IconIf the G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt icon was erased during the reinitializi

p.2Table of ContentsWelcome to G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt Table of ContentsSafety & General UseSafety Precautions ...

p.20Maintenance for Your Drive4. Select the G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt icon on your desktop and press Command+I. This opens its Get Info window. (below

p.21Maintenance for Your Drive Maintenance for Your DriveReformat with Partitions‘Partitioning’ a hard drive is the process of dividing a hard drive i

p.22Maintenance for Your Drive2. Select the FireWire or USB icon—not the G-Technology drive icon—by clicking it in the left-side column. 3. Click o

p.23Maintenance for Your Drive Maintenance for Your Drive5. Click on the rst partition in the Volume Scheme area. Your partition will be highlighte

p.24Maintenance for Your Drive8. Click on the Partition button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will display your

Maintenance for Your DriveUsing Your Drive on Windows• Windows Use ... p.26• Cross Platform Use ...

p.26Using Your Drive on Windows®Windows UseAlthough your G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt has been set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems, a simple

p.27Using Your Drive on Windows®Using Your Drive on Windows®Cross Platform UseYou can set up G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt for use on both Windows and Mac

p.28Using Your Drive on Windows®4. Select MS-DOS File System from the Format pop-up menu. This will format to Fat32. NOTE: You may need to rename the

p.29Using Your Drive on Windows®Using Your Drive on Windows®WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE. 5. Click the Erase button. A p

Table of ContentsSafety & General Use• Safety Precautions ... p.4• Backup Your Data ...

Support & Warranty Support & Warranty• Technical Support ... p.31• Limited Warranty ...

p.31Support & Warranty Support & WarrantyTechnical SupportThank you again for purchasing G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt—if you have any comments or

p.32Support & Warranty Limited WarrantyHGST, a Western Digital Company (“HGST”) Including G-Technology for External Hard Disk DrivesWhat does this

p.33Support & Warranty Support & WarrantyWhat must you do? If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty service,

p.34Support & Warranty CAPACITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER For G-Technology products 1TB or greater: “One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion byt

p.4Safety & General UseSafety PrecautionsThe warranty on G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precaution

p.5Safety & General Use Safety & General UseBackup Your DataThe disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt device is a delicate ele

About Your G–DRIVE with ThunderboltAbout Your G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt• Introduction ... p.7• What’s

p.7About Your G–DRIVE with Thunderbolt About Your G–DRIVE with ThunderboltWe designed G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt to be a stylish, high-performance stora

p.8About Your G–DRIVE with ThunderboltWhat’s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt hard drive • (1) Thund

p.9About Your G–DRIVE with Thunderbolt About Your G–DRIVE with ThunderboltOverview of the Drive This diagram shows the helpful features of your G-DRIV