Does Seagate Backup Plus External HDD Come Unformatted from Factory

I purchased Seagate backup plus 1 TB hard drive from amazon.com. I tried to connect it with my PC as slave drive, but unfortunately my PC didn’t detect it. When I checked the drive in Disk Management, it was shown as unformatted and RAW. Does Seagate Backup Plus External HDD Come Unformatted from Factory

I ordered second drive and the same thing happened. I know how to format the drive, but the site advertisers says that the HDD comes with some pre-loaded software, that’s why I feel hesitation to format it. Please advise me and recommend a way to format the drive or to return it.

You don’t need to format the drive before using it. Your Seagate backup plus portable is a cross-platform device. Moreover, it is well-matched for Mac and PC both. Keep in mind to keep these two things in your possession.

Backup plus portable device.
USB 3.0 Detachable cable.

Typically these steps are taken to install the backup plus properly.

When you arranged a new Backup Plus, just remove all the items from the packing.
Connect it with USB 3.0 cable.
Now attach the drive with you PC or Mac with the help of USB 3.0 cable.
When you connect your drive with PC a prompt will open like “do you want to use backup plus portable drive to backup with time machine”.
Just find the Seagate Dashboard Installer.
Run the EXE file.
Accept and update to get the latest version rather than update the software later.

The dashboard is comprised of main three components.

Protect: Make a backup for your computer.
Save: Download contents from different social media sites like facebook, twitter etc.
Share: Upload contents to your social media sites.

In case of further information required, just call our professionals on this number: 1.800.347.5377.

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