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1. One gigabyte GB is equal to one billion bytes and one terabyte TB equals 1 000 GB one trillion bytes Accessible capacity will vary from the stated capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard drive the computer s operating system and other factors For G Technology products less than 1TB One gigabyte GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity Accessible capacity will vary depending on the operating environment and formatting Copyright One gigabyte GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity Accessible capacity will vary depending on the operating environment and formatting Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries Design by G Technology in California G DRIVE and G Technology are registered trademarks of HGST Inc and its affiliates in the U S and other countries Apple Mac Thunderbolt MacBook Pro Time Machine and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and Windows XP are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and or other countries Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2013 G Technology a division of HGST Inc All rights reserved R3 10 13 p 322. with Thunderbolt Disconnecting the Drive A great feature of G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running However to prevent failures and or data loss it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting or unmounting the drive from your computer 1 Before disconnecting the drive unmount the system by simply dragging the G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt icon to the trash located in the dock Keyboard shortcut Select the drive icon and hit Command eE 2 It is safe to remove the drive from your system when the drive icon is no longer present on your desktop Helpful links e To use your drive on Windows systems go to Windows Use e To use your drive on Mac and Windows go to Cross Platform Use p 10 G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt Using Your Drive with Mac OS Use with Time Machine uu cesses p 12 Initialize Drive for Mac sessssesesseseseeseses p 14 Restore the Drive ICON wuss p 17 Reformat with Partitions oes p 19 CEs Yel alate ore hv G DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt Use with Time Machine G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt works seamlessly with Time Machine the easy to use application that ships with your Mac and provides automatic backup for your files The following steps will quickly set up your drive for use with Time Machine 1 When you connect your drive for
3. After the drive is reinitialized you should automatically see the Time Machine dialog box e Click the Use as Backup Disk button if you want to use the drive with Time Machine For more about using the drive with Time Machine go here e Click the Don t Use or Decide Later button if you do not want to use Time Machine at this point Time Machine keeps an up to date copy of everything on your Mac It not only keeps a spare copy of every file it remembers how your system looked so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past Do you want to use G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt to back up with Time Machine Decide Later Don t Use Use as Backup Disk 3 8 Quit the Disk Utility program After reinitializing the drive the custom icon for G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt has been erased You can optionally restore this icon by following the steps on the next page p 16 G DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt Restore the Drive Icon If the drive icon for your G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt was erased during the reinitialization process see previous section you can restore the icon by following these easy steps NOTE This process is not required for the operation of G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt However it will make your drive s appearance on the computer desktop look cleaner and more accurate 1 To get the G Technology Icon package go to g techn
4. Platform Use You can set up G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt for use on both Windows and Mac systems by formatting the drive as Fat32 To do this use the Disk Utility application and format the drive to MS DOS Fat also known as Fat32 1 First open the Disk Utility program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select the G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt by clicking its drive icon in the left side column Drive information will be displayed at the bottom of the window 3 Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options By default the Format pop up menu is set to the Mac OS Extended Journaled option aoe G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt 09000 Bi Verify Info Burn Unmount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image a First Aid Erase RAID Restore pay 500 11 GB FUJITSU MJAz Ei Macintosh HD To erase all data on a disk or volume E 1 TE HGST G DRIVE mo 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left E 2 Specify a format and name a G DRIVE mobile with 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options o MATSHITA DVD R UJ 868 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and
5. click Erase Free Space Format Mac OS Extended Journaled HH Name G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt First Aid RAID Restore p 25 G DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive on Windows with Thunderbolt 4 Select MS DOS File System from the Format pop up menu This will format the drive to Fat32 NOTE You may need to rename the drive because Fat32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name First Aid Erase RAID Restore To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Format MS DOS FAT a 5 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt partition ane G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt ee2e0o Ff amp Verify Info Burn Unmount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Re E 0 Are you sure you want to erase the on ee a E 500 11 GB FUJITSU MJA2 First Aid _First Aid Erase partition G DRIVE mobile with re eT Thunderbolt Macintosh HD To erase all data on a disk or volume E 1 TB HGST G DRIVE mo i eee ae a Erasing a par
6. it to sunlight even through a window or in an environment that is too cold or humid e Physical Damage Do not place heavy objects on the drive Never use excessive force on your drive p 4 G DRIVE mobile Safety amp General Use with Thunderbolt Backup Your Data The disk drive contained in your G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt device is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock Under no circumstances will G Technology be held liable for the recovery or restoration of lost data Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a G Technology drive is the sole responsibility of the user Make two backups To help prevent the loss of your data we highly recommend that you keep TWO copies of your data in separate storage locations Keep one copy on your G Technology drive Keep a second copy on your internal hard drive another G Technology drive or a form of removable storage media p 5 G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt About Your G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt aaee VAa e E p 7 What s in the BOX ssssesesesessesesesessesosessesesess p 8 System Requirements csccssscssesceees p 8 Overview of the Drive vcs p 9 Easy Installation for Mac sscscssseeeeeees p 9 Disconnect the Drive eesesssssseesesessesesese p 10 CEs Yel alate ore hv G DRIVE mobile About G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt with T
7. S Extended Capacity 999 86 GB Capacity 999 86 GB Available 999 28 GB Available 999 28 GB Used 579 4 MB on disk 579 416 064 bytes Used 579 6 MB on disk 579 633 152 bytes Label x BSwWwweeue E Label x 0 O Oooog C Shared folder C Shared folder Y More Info Y More Info Last opened Today 2 35 PM Last opened Today 2 35 PM Y Name amp Extension Y Name amp Extension G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt Hide extension _ Hide extension Y Preview Y Preview 4 a The icon for your G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt has been restored and you can close the Get Info window Your drive is now fully ready for use p 18 G DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt Reformat with Partitions Partitioning a hard drive is the process of dividing a hard drive into separate discrete sections called volumes Each volume works like a separate disk You can create up to 16 different partitions on a hard drive in the OS and each partition can be a different size and format With hard drives getting bigger it can be useful to partition your hard drive to use sections of its space for different purposes For instance you can segment user data from backup data set up a multi boot environment with different operating systems or create a dedicated capture scratch disk for programs like Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere The following steps will guide you through the s
8. USB 3 0 cable 2 0 compatible e Quick Start Guide System Requirements The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems formatted as HFS with Journaling and supports the following Operating Systems Mac Mac OS 10 7 Windows Windows 8 7 and Vista See how to format for Windows here p 8 G DRIVE mobile About G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt with Thunderbolt Overview of the Drive Your G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt is designed for ultimate simplicity The Power amp Activity LED on the front of the unit will glow when power is applied via the Thunderbolt or USB port The light will flash more brightly as data is transferred to or from the hard drive One Thunderbolt and one USB port are located on the rear panel of the drive s aluminum housing Aluminum Activity LED Thunderbolt Port USE Port Housing Easy Installation for Mac G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt easily attaches to your computer via the USB or Thunderbolt port Simply use one of the included cables to connect the drive to the appropriate port on your computer For best performance we recommend using the Thunderbolt connection when available The drive will automatically mount on the desktop if you are running Mac OS No AC power supply is necessary The drive is bus powered to eliminate the need to carry around an external AC power supply to use the drive p 9 G DRIVE mobile About G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt
9. USER MANUAL G Technology G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt Portable Thunderbolt and USB 3 0 Drive ff g technology com G DRIVE mobile Table of Contents with Thunderbolt Table of Contents Safety amp General Use Safety PreCautiOnsS cscsssssecsssssesssssessesssssseesees 4 BACKUP YOUN DUG ciescicscaccesesscetesdescatesssanereruteeetssaraies 5 About Your G DRIVE mobile Introduction eeseseesessesseseeseesessesoeseeseseeseesessesreseeseesesss 7 Whats inthe BOX ss sscnceisiovispsoresunincudivisnosrosunisaii 8 System Requirements s ssssessesessessesessesseseosesses 8 Overview Of the Drive essssseseeseseesesesseseesesessesee 9 Easy Installation for Mac sssesssessseesssesseesseesseesss 9 Disconnect the Drive eesesessesseseeseesessesseseesessese 10 Using Your Drive with Mac OS Use with Time Machine esessessessessesrescesceseesess 12 Initialize Drive for MaC esssssessesseseesssessessessesseess 14 Restore the Drive ICON esessessessesseseeseeseesessessessess 17 Reformat with Partitions ssessessesseeseessesreeseesees 19 Using Your Drive on Windows WIIG OWS US Can cccscsecasaccicsssssesestezseerteazeasbearntsesaeatacds 24 Cross Platform USE ee 25 Support amp Warranty Technical Support eessessessessessessessesresseseeseeseesessess 29 Limited Warranty s sseessesseesseessesseessesseesseessesseesss 30 CO WIC Mal EE 32 G DRIVE mobile with Thunder
10. anty for product with removed or altered identification labels HGST DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU HGST is not responsible for returning to you product which is not covered by this limited warranty p 30 G DRIVE mobile Support amp Warranty with Thunderbolt What must you do If you are having trouble with a product before seeking limited warranty service first follow the troubleshooting procedures that HGST or your reseller provides To obtain limited warranty service you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization RMA and ship to address by contacting G Technology at g technology com support Please follow the instructions found on the website You must return the covered hard disk drive using approved packaging to our logistics center You must pay any associated transportation charges duties and insurance in shipping the drive to our logistics center You should remove all personal information from the product prior to its return What will HGST do HGST will replace the drive with a functionally equivalent replacement product transportation prepaid HGST may replace your product with a product that was previously used repaired and tested to meet HGST specific
11. ations You receive tile to the replaced product at delivery to carrier at HGST shipping point You are responsible for importation of the replaced product if applicable HGST will not return the original drive to consumers therefore the consumer is responsible for moving data to another media before returning Data Recovery is not covered under this warranty and is not part of the warranty returns process HGST warrants that the replaced products are covered for the remainder of the original product warranty or 90 days whichever is greater How is our liability limited HGST AND ITS AFFILIATES SUPPLIERS DISTRIBUTORS AND RESELLERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 1 THIRD PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES OTHER THAN BODILY INJURY INCLUDING DEATH AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY 2 LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO YOUR DATA OR 3 SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OR FOR ANY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OF LIABILITY INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU How do local laws apply THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION p 31 G DRIVE mobile 4 Support amp Warranty with Thunderbolt CAPACITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER For G Technology products 1TB or greater
12. bolt Safety amp General Use Safety Precautions ssessesseessesseessessesseessessesss p 4 BACKUD YOUR DII te E p 5 G Technology G DRIVE mobile 4 Safety amp General Use with Thunderbolt Safety Precautions The warranty on G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed here If you detect a problem with your drive please contact our Technical Support department If the product is returned with damage caused by improper handling the warranty will be void and liability will rest with the user Please read our Limited Warranty e Servicing Your drive contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified Technical Support representative e Moisture Place the device away from moisture or liquids To reduce the risk of damage do not expose this drive to rain or moisture Do not use it in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the drive as they may spill into its openings e Ventilation Place the device in a vented area The drive should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat source e Temperature Do not expose this drive to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or to operational humidity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat or exposing
13. hunderbolt Introduction Thank you for purchasing G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt from G Technology It s the ultra stylish portable storage solution for laptop users featuring ultra fast Thunderbolt and USB 3 0 interfaces The ideal and indispensable compliment to your Mac laptop and other portable computers G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt combines 1TB capacity and a 7200RPM hard drive together with Time Machine compatibility for quick back ups of documents music video and photos Weighing in at less than 9 oz the drive has a high quality heavy duty feel that belies its sleek design i g Right out of the box G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt works with Time Machine to automatically back up all the files on your MacBook Pro You can also use the drive with a Windows computer or work cross platform See how here The drive features a silent fan less design with an integrated cooling system to ensure reliable operation and long life And it s bus powered so you don t have to carry around an external AC power supply to use the drive Portability has never been never so easy and lightning fast p 7 G DRIVE mobile 2 About G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt with Thunderbolt What s in the Box The following items are included in the box if any items are missing please contact G Technology at g technology com support e G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt e 1 Thunderbolt cable e 1
14. imple process of partitioning your drive 1 First open the Disk Utility program located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G Technology drive will be displayed in the left hand column a0 HGST G DRIVE mobile w Media 0800 J E a Verify Info Burn Mount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image Log 500 11 GB FUJITSU MJA2 E Macintosh HO To erase all data on a disk or volume ii ee ee hd a 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left m nahi 2 Specify a format and name i E G DRIVE mobile with 3 Ifyou want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options amp MATSHITA DVD R UJ 868 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Format Mac OS Extended Journaled Name Untitled p 19 G DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt 2 Select the Thunderbolt or USB icon not the G Technology Sj 500 11 GB FUJITSU MJAZ drive icon by clicking it in the left side column Macintosh HD wW 1 TE HGST G DRIVE mo 3 Click on the Partition button in the main window E G DRIVE mobile with i 5 MATSHITA DVD R UJ 868 RAID _ Restore First Aid Erase 4 Select the number of partitions you would like from the Volume Sche
15. ll use your drive primarily on Mac OS it is recommended to use Mac OS Extended or Mac OS Extended Journaled For info about formats go here e In the Size field type in a size for the partition Alternately you can drag the bar in between each partition to quickly change the size 6 Repeat this process for each partition you have created 7 Click the Apply button in the lower right corner of the window A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G Technology drive partition WARNING THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE e080 HGST G DRIVE mobile w Media O 0 00 Si 2 Verify Info Burn Mount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image Log a 500 11 GB FUJITSU MJA2 First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore a neereen Volume Scheme Volun a A E 1 TB HGST G DRIVE mo Are you sure you want to partition the i L x 2 E G DRIVE mobile with Neal o disk HGST G DRIVE mobile w Media amp R UJ i SY sain lh Tirta Fo i Partitioning this disk will delete all the data on this LE dish Si isk This partition will be erased My Media G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt To pai sa These partitions will be added volum m My Media Andi My Backup Size i Partition J My Backup Sa Options Revert i Apply 4 p 21 G DRIVE mobile 4 Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt 8 Click on the Partition button t
16. me menu Below we have selected 2 Partitions to create two partitions a0 0 HGST G DRIVE mobile w Media e e0e 9 E Verify Info Burn Mount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image ne ea dak dec dea A First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore 500 11 GB FUJITSU MJAZ i Macintosh HD E Volume Scheme Volume Information m 1 TB HGST G DRIVE mo J sae ie Current e C DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt E G DRIVE mobile with ara Name G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt 6 MATSHITA DVD R UJ 868 Partitions Format Mac OS Extended J Par LUOTI S 4 Partitions Size 999 86 GB 5 Partitions 6 Partitions Partitions amp Partiti To erase and partition the selected disk choose a z Partitions gt tare scheme from the Volume Scheme pop up menu set are options for each volume and click Apply 10 Partitions To resize the volumes on the selected disk drag the 11 Partitions dividers between them and click Apply Paros This partition can not be modified 22 PAULIE Size 999 86 GB 14 Partitions 15 Partitions 16 Partitions Options me j Revert Apply on p 20 G DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt 5 Click on the first partition in the Volume Scheme area Your partition will be highlighted by a blue bounding box e In the Name field type a name for the partition e From the Format menu choose your desired disk format If you wi
17. nfo Burn Unmount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image fi o aan sarah Gea ces eee anaes Th First Aid Erase RAID Rest 500 11 GB FUJITSU MJAZ S gt Macintosh HD To erase all data on a disk or volume H 1 TB HGST G DRIVE mo 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 7 z 2 Specify a format and name a G DRIVE mobile with 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options amp MATSHITA DVD R UJ 868 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Name G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt Restore First Aid RAID p 14 GC DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt 4 Click the Format pop up and choose the Format option that you prefer e Mac OS Extended Journaled Select this format if you intend to use the drive for Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of the OS e Mac OS Extended Use this format for best performance and media storage First Aid Erase RAID Restore To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 lf you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previ
18. o continue A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will display your disk s reformatting progress Erasing Volume ee 9 When partitioning is complete the multiple partitions will be displayed in the left hand panel of Disk Utility E 500 11 GB FUJITSU MJAZ Macintosh HD E 1 TB HGST G DRIVE mo E G DRIVE mobile with 5 MATSHITA DVD R UJ 868 10 Quit the Disk Utility program After reinitializing the drive the custom icon for the G Technology drive has been erased You can optionally restore this icon to each partition with the steps on this page 11 The multiple partitions of the G Technology drive will be displayed on the desktop Your drive is now setup with two or more partitions and ready for use Jy JY My Media My Backup p 22 G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt Using Your Drive on Windows Aae orie R ccccesssscsessscseessssssesssseeseees p 24 Cross Platform USe vices p 25 G Technology GC DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive on Windows with Thunderbolt Windows Use Although G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt has been set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems a simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows 7 and Vista systems For helpful information on configuring and using your drive with Windows please visit g technology com support p 24 GC DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive on Windows with Thunderbolt Cross
19. obile with E l Available 999 28 GB of 999 86 GB Oldest Backup Select Disk atest Backup Next Backup 101 seconds Time Machine Time Machine keeps e Hourly backups for the past 24 hours Daily backups for the past month OFF Weekly backups for all previous months a E The oldest backups are deleted when your disk becomes full M Show Time Machine status in the menu bar M Click the lock to prevent further changes G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt will now use Time Machine to back up your important files automatically It s that easy p 13 G DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt Initialize Drive for Mac G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt has been factory formatted or initialized for use with Mac OS Should you wish to reinitialize the drive and quickly erase all contents of the drive here are the steps 1 First open the Disk Utility program located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear and your G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select your drive by clicking its icon in the left side column Information about the drive will be displayed at the bottom of the window 3 Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options By default the Format pop up menu is set to the Mac OS Extended Journaled option 65e G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt Verify I
20. ology com support and navigate to your product There will be a link to download the icons 2 Once downloaded it should automatically open the G Technology Icons folder as shown below If not double click the Zip file to open Next double click the DMG file to open the G Technology Icons package 3 Click to select the drive icon for G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt in the package window Press Command C to copy the icon below 6850 _ G TECHNOLOGY CO ole Lojle C DEVICES SHARED J za PLACES i i f Q lt T SEARCH FOR i DRIVE amp DRIVE mobile G DRIVE slim with Thunderbolt p 17 G DRIVE mobile 4 Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt 4 Select the icon for G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt on your desktop and press Command l This opens its Get Info window below left 5 Select the default icon in the Get Info window below left 6 Press Command V to paste the custom G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt icon into the Get Info window below right Q L G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt Info O G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt Info G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt j Modified Today 2 35 PM Spotlight Comments Spotlight Comments Y General Y General Kind Volume Kind Volume Created Today 2 35 PM Created Today 2 34 PM Modified Today 2 35 PM Modified Today 2 35 PM Format Mac OS Extended Format Mac O
21. ously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Format Mac OS Extended Journaled Mac OS Extended N m Mac OS Extended Case sensitive Journaled Mac OS Extended Case sensitive MS DOS FAT Ex FAT 5 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt partition First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 lf you want to prevent the recovery of the disk 4 Click Erase 7 Are you sure you want to erase the a partition G DRIVE mobile with A Thunderbolt ea Erasing a partition deletes all the data on that partition but does not affect other partitions on the same disk To prevent the recovery of previously deleted file volume in the list on the left and click Erase Fre Volume Format Mac OS Exten Name G DRIVE mob Erase Free Space Security Options J Erase p 15 G DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt WARNING THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE 6 Click on the Erase button to continue A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk s reformatting Erasing Volume 7
22. the first time the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear Click the Use as Backup Disk button Do you want to use G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt to back up with Time Machine EEE Time Machine keeps an up to date copy of everything on your Mac It not only keeps a spare copy of every file it remembers how your system looked so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past Decide Later Don t Use Use as Backup Disk 2 If the Time Machine dialog box did not launch go to the Apple Menu and select System Preferences Click on the Time Machine icon and the Time Machine Preferences panel will open Click the Select Backup Disk button A O Time Machine iLa l gt L show ait Select Backup Disk Ti me Machi ne Time Machine keeps copies of everything on your Mac including system files applications and settings as well as your music pictures and other important files Since Time m Machine keeps daily backups you can revisit your Mac as it OFF ON appeared in the past p 12 G DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive with Mac OS with Thunderbolt 3 In the dialog box that appears select your G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt then click the Use for Backup button 4 Make sure the Time Machine switch is set to ON then click the Options button to choose volumes folders or files you do NOT want to backup 000 Time Machine Name G DRIVE m
23. tition deletes all the data on that va G DRIVE mobile with safc saat ded ceed E oka partition but does not affect other partitions on the gt MATSHITA DVD R UJ 868 4 Click Erase same disk To prevent the recovery of previously deleted volume in the list on the left and click Erase Format Mac OS Extended Journaled Mac OS Extended Mac OS Extended Case sensitive Journaled Mac OS Extended Case sensitive MS DOS FAT Name ExFAT Decakererr a encanta Erase Free Space Security Options Erase p 26 GC DRIVE mobile Using Your Drive on Windows with Thunderbolt WARNING THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE 6 Click the Erase button A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk reformatting and your drive will be formatted to its full capacity as Fat32 Erasing Volume 7 Quit the Disk Utility program You are finished 8 After reinitializing the custom icon for the G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt will be erased No icons are available for Fat32 With this format you will be able to read write on Windows Vista 7 and 8 and on Mac OS machines with Thunderbolt port Limitations with Fat32 There are some limitations when using Fat32 The MS DOS File System cannot write files over 4 GB If you are working with files over 4 GB you may want to choose a software option like MacDrive MacDrive is Windo
24. ws software that enables you to mount Mac formatted drives on your Windows computer NOTE You could format your drive on a Windows machine Fat32 However Windows currently limits Fat32 partitions to only 32GB in size p 27 G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt Support amp Warranty Technical Support uu ee tscsesetstseseeeeeeee OAS Limited Warranty armen mrt rte p 30 OPV I E niet re ct er tne p 32 G Technology G DRIVE mobile Support amp Warranty with Thunderbolt Technical Support Thank you again for purchasing G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt if you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product please let us know At G Technology we appreciate and value our customers and strive to give you the finest quality products service and support If you encounter any difficulties while installing or using G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt please contact G Technology Technical Support at www g technology com support Here s How to Make Your Support Contact Easier When contacting Technical Support it s best to be in front of your computer and have the following information available e Your G DRIVE mobile with Thunderbolt serial number on bottom of unit e Operating System and version e Computer brand and model e List of other devices attached to your computer p 29 G DRIVE mobile 4 Support amp Warranty with Thunderbolt Limited Warranty HGST a Western Digital Compan
25. y HGST Including G Technology for External Hard Disk Drives What does this limited warranty cover This Limited Warranty applies to new HGST products purchased from an authorized HGST dealer by the original purchaser for normal use and not for resale HGST warrants that a covered product is free from defects in materials and workmanship with the exceptions stated below How long does limited warranty coverage last This limited warranty lasts for 1 year 2 years 3 years or 5 years or a fixed period from date of purchase depending on when and where it was originally purchased To determine the warranty specifically for your product visit g technology com A valid proof of purchase may be required to prove eligibility If you do not have a valid proof of purchase the limited warranty period will be measured from the date of sale from HGST to the authorized distributor What does this limited warranty not cover The limited warranty does not cover damage resulting from commercial use misuse accident modification or alteration to hardware or software tampering unsuitable physical or operating environment beyond product specifications improper maintenance or failure caused by a product for which HGST is not responsible There is no warranty of uninterrupted or error free operation There is no warranty for loss of data you must regularly back up the data stored on your product to a separate storage product There is no warr
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