How To Use Lacie External Hard Drive On Windows

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Introduction
- Box content
- Minimum organisation requirements
Cables and Connectors
- USB-C
- Cables
- USB 3.1 (USB-C) cable
- USB 3.1 (USB-C)–to–USB Type A cable
Getting Connected
- STEP 1 - Connect the USB cable
- STEP ii - LaCie Setup Assistant
Optional Formatting and Partitioning
- About file system formats
- Formatting instructions
Safely Remove Portable Drive From Your Estimator
- Mac
- Windows
Frequently asked questions
- All users
- Mac
- Windows

Getting Connected

Follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that your LaCie hard drive's volume mounts correctly on your computer.

STEP 1 - Connect the USB cablevision

Before connecting the LaCie Portable Drive, ostend the USB port on your computer. Your LaCie device is shipped with 2 cables (meet Cables and Connectors):

USB-C: use this cable if your calculator has a USB-C port.
USB-C–to–USB Type A (USB three.0/USB 2.0): use this cablevision if your computer does not have a USB-C port.

Connect the cable to the USB-C port on the LaCie Portable Drive and a USB port on your computer.

Note: If the drive does non mountain on your computer, meet troubleshooting topics in the Oftentimes asked questions section to help resolve mutual issues.

STEP 2 - LaCie Setup Assistant

LaCie Setup Banana must be launched before using your drive. It will allow you to:

Easily format the difficult bulldoze co-ordinate to your needs.
Register your LaCie device.
Copy the user manual to the hard bulldoze.
Install software for added features.

Of import info: If y'all do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you lot quit LaCie Setup Assistant later on the formatting has begun, your drive will not be ready to utilize and volition require manual formatting. Additionally, the user manual and utilities will not be bachelor and must be downloaded from the LaCie customer support.

Launch LaCie Setup Assistant - Mac

Open the LACIE SETUP volume on your desktop and then double click LaCie Setup.

Launch LaCie Setup Assistant - Windows

AutoPlay: Windows AutoPlay may notice your LaCie hard drive as soon as information technology is connected to your calculator. If the AutoPlay window appears, choose Open binder to view files using Windows Explorer and double-click LaCie Setup.

Manual admission: open the LACIE SETUP book in a Windows Explorer window and double-click LaCie Setup.

LaCie Setup Assistant steps

Follow the steps below to format your LaCie device for your operating arrangement. LaCie Setup Assistant guides you through formatting and registering your hard drive as well as installing LaCie software utilities.

You can as well utilize your organisation'south native deejay utility program to format or partition your LaCie drive. If y'all use the deejay utility, you lot can download software utilities and the user manual from LaCie customer back up.

Important info for Mac users: You may exist prompted to enter your reckoner password to continue with LaCie Setup Assistant.

Important info for Windows users: While running LaCie Setup Assistant, generic popular-up windows may ask if you lot wish to change your computer's settings. This is a normal asking when formatting a difficult bulldoze or installing software. To successfully complete LaCie Setup Assistant, delight concord to change the settings.

Select your linguistic communication.
Read the license agreement earlier choosing Next. Selecting Adjacent confirms that you lot take the license understanding.
Use the slider to partition your LaCie hard drive. There are two options for partitions:
- LaCie Share: formatted as FAT32 for compatibility with Windows and Mac.
- LaCie: formatted for your operating system, NTFS for Windows or HFS+ for Mac.
Move the slider to the left to reduce the size of the LaCie Share partition. If you practice non want the LaCie Share volume, movement the slider all the way to the left.
A prompt alerts you lot that the disk will exist formatted. Select Yes to go along. LaCie Setup Banana formats the hard drive.
Register your LaCie device.
Choose the software utilities that yous want to install. Certain software utilities may begin to install before LaCie Setup Assistant has finished. Follow the software utility installer before completing LaCie Setup Assistant. If yous practise non install software utilities during this footstep, you can return to LaCie Setup Assistant at any time.
LaCie Setup Banana provides a summary of the installation. Choose Finish to close the programme.

To install software utilities later the initial installation, you can run LaCie Setup Banana over again. Since the format is complete you are only prompted to choose software utilities. LaCie Setup Banana is bachelor on:

LaCie Share: if you lot created ii partitions
LaCie: if you created ane partition