G-Technology 1TB G-DRIVE mobile USB-C Portable Hard Drive

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  • Overview

    Featuring a plug-and-play USB-C port and transfer speeds up to 140 MBps, the G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile USB-C hard drive offers portable storage in a stylish, aluminum design to complement your Mac—along with plenty of capacity to back up or take your favorite videos, photos, music, and documents with you wherever you go.

    Highlights

    USB-C ready; compatible with USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt 3 using adapter

    Stores plenty of videos, photos, documents, and music

    Thin, beveled aluminum case for easy portability

    Plug-and-play macOS setup

    Time Machine compatible

    Three-year limited warranty

    What’s in the Box

    G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile USB-C Portable Hard Drive

    USB-C to USB-C cable

    USB-C to USB-A cable (compatible with USB 3.0)

    Quick start guide

    Tech Specs

    Other Features : Time Machine compatible

    Connections : Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), USB, USB-C

    Power Source : Bus Powered

    Height : 0.41 in./1.04 cm

    Length : 4.33 in./11 cm

    Width : 3.23 in./8.2 cm

    Weight : 4.8 oz./136.08 g

    System Requirements

    Operating System : OS X El Capitan 10.11 or later

    Manufacturer Information

    Part Number

    Mfr. Part Number : 0G10265

    UPC or EAN No. : 705487207019

    Warranty

    Note : Products sold through this website that do not bear the Apple Brand name are serviced and supported exclusively by their manufacturers in accordance with terms and conditions packaged with the products. Apple’s Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support and customer service.

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    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Stops working after a few back ups

      Bought this as was a USB-C connection for fast time machine back ups After a few back ups disk drive seems to cease to function, and decides to delete all file Bought this as was a USB-C connection for fast time machine back ups After a few back ups disk drive seems to cease to function, and decides to delete all files through my MacBook Pro and crash the MacBook - back to using my old USB seagate drive via an adapter and that works fine like it always did on my previous MacBook Pro. Poor drive and definitely not worth purchasing

      • Written by Geraint B from Bangor

      54 of 59 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Stops working after a few back ups

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Lasted 7 months- had to pay to retrieve data

      This product was not worth the $$ or time. It lasted 7 months before not being recognized by my computer or others. G-Technology will replace it, but you have t This product was not worth the $$ or time. It lasted 7 months before not being recognized by my computer or others. G-Technology will replace it, but you have to pay a third party for data recovery.

      • Written by DJ B from Sacramento

      36 of 39 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Lasted 7 months- had to pay to retrieve data

    • 5.0 out of 5 stars

      Great for MacBook backup through time machine

      This hard drive is great for backing up and transferring date from one mac to another. I used it with my mid-2014 MacBook Pro to transfer everything to my new This hard drive is great for backing up and transferring date from one mac to another. I used it with my mid-2014 MacBook Pro to transfer everything to my new 2018 MacBook Pro and it went super smoothly. The data did take a while to upload but that is expected since it was over 214 gb(It took around two hours total to back up my new mac onto the drive and transfer it to my new mac.) It comes with a USB connection as well as the updated MacBook Pro connection. I recommend this for anyone because it has a great price, it comes with a ton of storage, and it works perfectly with Time Machine to transfer all information.

      • Written by Samuel C from Los Angeles

      20 of 20 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Great for MacBook backup through time machine

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Lasted 7 months- had to pay to retrieve data

      This product was not worth the $$ or time. It lasted 7 months before not being recognized by my computer or others. G-Technology will replace it, but you have t This product was not worth the $$ or time. It lasted 7 months before not being recognized by my computer or others. G-Technology will replace it, but you have to pay a third party for data recovery.

      • Written by DJ B from Sacramento

      36 of 39 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Lasted 7 months- had to pay to retrieve data

    • 5.0 out of 5 stars

      Great for MacBook backup through time machine

      This hard drive is great for backing up and transferring date from one mac to another. I used it with my mid-2014 MacBook Pro to transfer everything to my new This hard drive is great for backing up and transferring date from one mac to another. I used it with my mid-2014 MacBook Pro to transfer everything to my new 2018 MacBook Pro and it went super smoothly. The data did take a while to upload but that is expected since it was over 214 gb(It took around two hours total to back up my new mac onto the drive and transfer it to my new mac.) It comes with a USB connection as well as the updated MacBook Pro connection. I recommend this for anyone because it has a great price, it comes with a ton of storage, and it works perfectly with Time Machine to transfer all information.

      • Written by Samuel C from Los Angeles

      20 of 20 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Great for MacBook backup through time machine

    • 1.0 out of 5 stars

      Stops working after a few back ups

      Bought this as was a USB-C connection for fast time machine back ups After a few back ups disk drive seems to cease to function, and decides to delete all file Bought this as was a USB-C connection for fast time machine back ups After a few back ups disk drive seems to cease to function, and decides to delete all files through my MacBook Pro and crash the MacBook - back to using my old USB seagate drive via an adapter and that works fine like it always did on my previous MacBook Pro. Poor drive and definitely not worth purchasing

      • Written by Geraint B from Bangor

      54 of 59 people found this useful

      Is this review useful?Stops working after a few back ups

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  • Answers from the community

    • Does the G DRIVE mobile USM store photos and videos? Does this mean I can delete them from my phone?
      • Asked by Kathleen W from Machesney Park
      • on Sep 1, 2018

      Answer

      The short answer is yes this drive would make a good backup drive. However remember no drive is perf The short answer is yes this drive would make a good backup drive. However remember no drive is perfect. Also it can be difficult to tell when your backup drive is damaged until it is too late. Given your concern of not losing your photos, exporting them may not be the best solution. Apple's iCloud is a far, far safer place to store your photos than any home based hard drive. Apple has professional procedures and technologies in place to protect data that a user can not easily match at home. If the safety of your photos is paramount, then I recommend leaving them in iCloud. A better solution for reducing the space used by photos on your iPhone would be to use the 'Optimize iPhone Storage' feature introduced with iOS 11. This feature places small thumbnails for all photos on your phone, but only downloads full sized copies for the images you are using. This will save space on you iPhone, however all photos remain safe, accessible in Apples cloud, and manageable from any linked copy of Photos. To implement this feature, on your iPhone, go to 'Setting>Photos' and put a check next to 'Optimize iPhone Storage'. If you wish to remove all photos from your phone. You can turn off 'iCloud Photo Library' on your Mac and iPhone. This will stop them from sharing photos.You can then delete them from your iPhone without impacting iPhotos on your Mac. Then use good backup procedures to protect them. Remember that after this any photos you take with your phone will need to be manually transferred to your Mac Hope this helps

      • Answered by Don L from La Habra
      • on Sep 23, 2018

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    • drive speed ?
      • Asked by Chris T from Hollywood
      • on Sep 2, 2018

      Answer

      5400RPM

      • Answered by Gabriel N from Greenford
      • on Sep 3, 2018

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    • does this use a SSD drive?
      • Asked by Cathy W from Riverton
      • on Aug 28, 2018

      Answer

      No, this is not a SSD drive, although Apple Store is showing it in their SSD drives list. It has No, this is not a SSD drive, although Apple Store is showing it in their SSD drives list. It has a mechanical drive with 5400RPM.

      • Answered by Gabriel N from Greenford
      • on Sep 3, 2018

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