My Passport For Mac 10.6.8

Compatibility of external hard drives is really not associated with the OS version the Mac is running. You format the external HD so that a Mac can use it (Mac OS Extended Journaled)and then use it. Compatibility can be associated with the type of ports a computer has. But if you get a USB EHDyou won't have much trouble. Other EHD's with a firewire or Thunderbolt interface are more expensiveand most folks don't use them. In other wordsgive me a Mac formatted EHD for a Mac running OS 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, or 10.11and it will work. Why then, do some EHD specs say their compatibility is limited to Lion and up?Assuming this external hard drive has no special features that only Lion & above would havehard to say.

MacBook Pro (2007 I believe) MacBookPro2,2 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 OS X 10.6.8 Microsoft Office 2008 Entourage 12.3.3 Ok, here is the issue. Bought a My Passport for Mac 500gb external hd for a new MacBook Pro purchased 2 days ago to transfer everything over.

Sometimes manufacturer's when they release a product (and create the packaging & instructions)work with whatever is currently available. Maybe at the time this product was 'created' (printed box and printed instructions for the external hard drive)OS 10.7 (Lion) was the most current OS. Now here we are 4 OS versions newer. I can almost betthat if I had the same exact EHD that said 'Lion and up'I bet it would work with OS 10.6.

As I mentioned. In most casesthe compatibility of an external hard drive is not really linked to the OS version installed on the computer.

I'm talking most 'modern' computers. If we go back in history far enoughI'm sure we could probably find some incompatibility. But I'm talking computers that might be 12+ years old and older. As long as this is a USB external HDwith no special featuresthen it should work with your computer running OS 10.6.8.

If you have a particular external hard drive in mind. Post a link to it hereand we can take a look at it.

Thank you for your patience. Working here with older personal MacBP, late 2008, pretty well loaded with RAM, etc., that has been solid as a rock; much better than newer Macs I have been using at work. Thus, I am choosing to continue to use it, as is, for the time being. It does have FW 400 & 800 ports, and USB2. Not too many pix or videos, so am looking at the following for an external hard drive. Particularly the WD - My Passport for Mac 1TB External USB 3.0/2.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black Model: WDBJBS0010BSL-NESNSKU (BestBuy link is not cooperating when copied) These specs made me question if it would work.

Compatibility Minimum System RequirementsMac OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite; requires reformatting for Windows operating system Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks Susan.

Many (most?) drive manufacturers include backup software with their drives to allow things like 'one touch backup' of your system. THIS is the reason there are minimum OS requirements for various hard drives. The single most important things to consider when buying an external drive are to buy one that's 'plenty big enough' for now AND future use, and buy one that offers the fastest transfer rates. Sure, your computer today might operate at a slower rate (USB 2 versus USB 3), but the next computer will undoubtedly be faster - might as well ensure you have the fastest transfer already in the drive and not need to purchase again in what might be the not-too-distant future.

Also, having the fastest transfer speeds ensures that you'll get optimal transfers even when connected to other computers. Many (most?) drive manufacturers include backup software with their drives to allow things like 'one touch backup' of your system. THIS is the reason there are minimum OS requirements for various hard drives.Very true. I'm used to purchasing external hard drives that only come with Windows-based apps (which never get used on a Mac). And pretty much stay away from external HD's that make it seem they are 'made for Mac's'and cost much more than necessary. I almost always use Apple's Time Machine for backing upor other 3rd party apps like Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper for backups.

But you are correct. The system requirements are probably for the backup software (which there are better alternatives). Thanks, - Nick. OP just a thought. I work in a PC shop/repair center.

Small local company. We see lots on external HDD that don't work or sudden fail. 9 times out of 10 it is the caddy not the disk that has failed. We sell lots of caddies as we pull old drive apart test HDD which 9 out of 10 times is fie then recase in new caddy and off you go again. Worth a look and caddies are really cheap these days too.

Just my 2p worthGood point. I keep a cable like this one handy to test Hard Drives.

If the drive is good I put it in another caddy (or more likely, label it and stick it in a drawer as a spare).

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