Verify the computer’s USB port before connecting the LaCie device. Two cables are included with your LaCie device at shipping (see LED Indicator and Cables):
- Use this cable if your computer has a USB-C port. USB-C to USB-C
- Use this cable if your computer lacks a USB-C port and supports USB 3.0 or 2.0.
- The USB-C port on the back of the LaCie Porsche Design Desktop hard drive should receive the cable.
- The other end of the cable should be connected to your computer.
- A connection to a computer with a USB-C connector is shown in the picture below.
- A connection to a computer using a USB 3.0 or 2.0 Type A connector is shown in the figure below.
LaCie Setup mounts the drive partition on your desktop (Mac) or in Computer (Windows).
Note: To help you overcome typical problems, check out the troubleshooting topics in the Frequently Asked Questions section if the drive won’t mount on your computer.
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Introduction and Identification
Porsche Design, an Austrian product design studio, and LaCie, a French electronics manufacturer, worked together to create the Porsche Design USB-C Hard Drive. The hard drive is packaged in an aluminum shell with silver, gold, and rose gold accents. You can attach the disk to any computer with a USB connection using the USB-C port on the case.
Unfortunately, it is more difficult to open the enclosure than it is with other drives. But when you remove the casing, you can use a new 2.5″ hard drive to replace the one inside “SSD or hard drive must be 7 mm thick or less. any additional 2.5 “Hard drive cannot be accommodated in the enclosure.
On a computer, how can I open a LaCie external hard drive?
Start the Windows AutoPlay version of the LaCie Setup Assistant: Your LaCie hard drive can be recognized by Windows AutoPlay as soon as it is attached to your computer. Double-click LaCie Setup if the AutoPlay window displays, then select Open folder to view files.
How do I use a Mac to access my LaCie hard drive?
Choose Utilities > Go from the Finder menu bar. Double-click Disk Utility by going to the Utilities folder. The left column lists every attached storage device, partition, or disk image. from the left column, choose the LaCie hard drive.
On my LaCie hard drive, how do I access the files?
Double-click LaCie Setup after opening the LACIE SETUP volume on your desktop. The LaCie hard drive may be recognized by Windows AutoPlay as soon as it is connected to your computer. Double-click LaCie Setup if the AutoPlay dialog displays, then select Open folder to see files using Windows Explorer.
How do I restore the data on my LaCie Mac external hard drive?
You must use the setup aid exe present in the drive’s root folder in order to utilize the LaCie external hard drive on Windows. Your drive will be able to be mounted correctly on your computer as a result. The setup assistant must be used or your drive won’t be correctly formatted and won’t function as intended.
- Utilize “Click Backup,” the backup program that comes with all LaCie products. You can use it to copy files and folders in bulk because it is a file-based backup.
- Make use of an image-based backup program. The Byte-to-Byte backup tool from Disk Drill is completely free and will clone the entire drive rather than just particular files and folders.
- Use Time Machine to back up your drive (if you have a Mac).
- Click “Format” at the top of the screen after selecting your LaCie hard drive from the left sidebar.
- Give the volume a name, choose the file system you want, and then finish formatting. Please be aware that the drive will be completely erased throughout this operation.
- Double-click the setup program in the folder of your LaCie external drive after opening it in File Explorer or Finder.
- Click “Next” after choosing your language and reading the license agreement.
- To create a single partition, slide the slider all the way to the left. Use the slider to change partition sizes.
- You’ll receive a prompt from LaCie to start the formatting process. Please take note that doing this will erase all data on the drive. Next, select “Yes.”
- LaCie can install other default utilities after it has finished formatting. Additionally, you could be asked to choose the utilities you want to install.
- Click “Finish” when everyone is finished.
You can now use your LaCie external hard drive with both Windows and Mac OS X. The setup assistant can be used once more at any time.
Why won’t my LaCie hard drive appear on my PC?
Does Device Manager list the hard drive? A: Device Manager lists every drive in at least one location.
Launch Device Manager by typing its name into Search. To display the whole list of devices, look in the Disk Drives section and, if necessary, click the plus symbol. Unplug your drive safely, check that it is listed, and then plug it back in. Your LaCie hard drive is the entry that is changed.
Is there a strange icon next to your hard drive on the list? A: Windows Device Manager typically offers details on peripheral failures. Even though the Device Manager can help with debugging most issues, it does not always show the actual reason or offer a precise fix.
A problem can be detected by an odd icon next to the hard disk. For instance, it may have an exclamation point, question mark, or X in place of the icon often associated with the type of gadget. Click this icon’s right mouse button, then select Properties. The gadget might not be functioning as planned for a cause that can be found on the General tab.
What is the LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-usage? C’s
LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-USB-C C’s port and a USB-C port on your computer should be connected via a cable. Connect the connection to a USB 3.0/2.0 Type A connector on your computer and the USB-C port on the LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C. Before utilizing your drive, you must launch the LaCie Setup Assistant.
How can I get my LaCie external hard drive’s files back?
- Disk Drill can be downloaded, set up, and launched.
- Click “Search for lost data” after selecting your LaCie drive.
- Click “Review detected objects” after the scan is finished.
- Select files using the checkbox column, then select “Recover.”
- They should be saved somewhere on your PC.
Is Windows compatible with LaCie hard drives?
ExFAT formatting is used to transmit LaCie Rugged SECURE so that both Windows and Mac machines may use it. If you only use the drive with one type of computer, you can improve file copy performance by formatting the disk in the NTFS or HFS+ file system that is native to your operating system. Performance can be improved in two ways:
Toolkit Optimize—With just a few easy clicks, format your drive for maximum performance.
My Lacie hard drive is beeping, why?
Many people are unaware that Lacie does not produce its own drives. The majority of Lacie drives really have a Seagate drive inside a Lacie brand name or container.
Both 3.5″ and 2.5″ drives are available. The motor of Seagate’s smaller 2.5″ drives won’t turn if the sliders or heads are on the platter. You will hear beeping whenever the sliders or heads are stuck to the plate.
If the drive is dropped, mishandled, or hit, it is typical for the sliders or heads to become trapped on the platter. 3.5″ drives are more durable than 2.5″ drives. In a 2.5″ drive, the motor cannot spin if something is on the platter, as it would in a 3.5″ drive, which is why it beeps.
There is a considerable possibility of success if the drive hasn’t been opened. However, hitting the drive to remove stuck heads frequently results in irreparable platter damage. Once the disk has started beeping, a $300 recovery might become a $1000 recovery if it is mishandled or if shoddy repairs are attempted.
A solid state drive is LaCie?
To take full use of Thunderbolt 3 capabilities and provide speeds nearly five times faster than conventional SATA SSDs, LaCie’s Rugged SSD Pro harnesses the power of a Seagate FireCuda NVMe solid storage drive. Filmmakers and DITs may play back the most demanding 6K, 8K, and super slo-mo source files straight without transcoding because to its remarkable endurance.
Why is the hard drive indicator on my LaCie Rugged flashing?
LED power behavior The power LED below the protective shell blinks if Rugged RAID Pro isn’t receiving enough power to function. Connect the power supply to a live power outlet after connecting the power cord to Rugged RAID Pro if the power LED light is blinking.
Why is the light on my LaCie hard drive blinking?
You can determine the general status of your LaCie d2 by using the list of colors below.
The USB-C cable is not linked to a powered computer, the power cable is not connected to a live power outlet, or the product is off.
The host computer is in sleep mode, thus the product is in power-saving mode. Technical note is provided below.
Some devices may give off erroneous warnings about failing fans. Even though there are no issues with the fan at this point, the red LED will turn on. Please refer to this page for further information if the LED on your device occasionally or consistently turns red.
Technical information about Windows and power-saving mode: On computers running Windows 8 or higher, the LaCie d2 can be put into power-saving mode. It is possible, nonetheless, for the LED to turn off permanently as opposed to flashing blue every 10 seconds.
What are HDD and SSD?
Why do SSDs and HDDs differ? HDDs are conventional storage devices that read and write data on rotating platters. SSDs employ more recent technology that saves data on memory chips that are readily accessible. SSDs are more dependable, faster, quieter, smaller, and use less energy.
How do I use a LaCie backup to restore my Mac?
In order to use a drive with Time Machine, macOS mandates that it be formatted with a particular file system.
- When creating a fresh backup, utilize Apple File System (APFS) for Big Sur and later.
- When creating a fresh backup for macOS versions 10.6 (Snow Leopard) through 10.15 (Catalina), utilize Mac OS Extended (Journaled), generally known as HFS+.
- Switch to System Preferences. Click on the Apple symbol, then select System Preferences, to access System Preferences.
- Activate Time Machine.
- Select Disk by clicking the button. A window displaying the attached external storage drives on your Mac appears.
- Click on the Use Disk option after choosing a drive. The backup disk has now been chosen, and the subsequent Time Machine backup will begin in 120 seconds (2 Minutes).
Items not included in the Time Machine backup strategy (Options):
- On the Options button, click. A window of choices appears
- To modify what Time Machine excludes, click the Add button.
- By selecting them, click the Exclude button. The folder size calculations and adjustments are done at this point.
- To conclude, press the Done button. Time Machine now sets up the drive and backs up the desired data.
Data recovery from a Time Machine backup:
- Open Time Machine in Finder > Applications.
- Opens the time machine. The following are ways to use Time Machine:
- Right next the Time Machine window, there is a Graphical Timeline.
- Up and Down Arrows
- Select the files or folders you want to restore by browsing to them.
- Select “Restore” from the menu. Attend to any screen prompts that show up (grant Administrative access, etc.)
What is LaCie’s toolkit?
Toolkit provides simple-to-use tools for managing security, backing up your files, and much more to help you get the most out of your storage solution. Activities and components of the toolkit include:
backing up your data automatically to protect it. To ensure that your data are constantly accessible in both locations, create folders on your drive that mirror directories on your computer.
In charge of LaCie and Seagate’s self-encrypting drives’ security. Create a password using Toolkit, enable security, and feel secure knowing that Seagate Secure AES 256-bit encryption technology is safeguarding your data.
establishing RAID. The toolkit makes it simple to set up the initial RAID level and formatting for Seagate and LaCie dual-drive devices that are compatible.
importing data from memory cards quickly. There is no need to access folders and drag files; Toolkit will copy your contents to the drive as soon as a memory card is inserted into the drive’s built-in card reader.
Only supported Seagate and LaCie drives can access some Toolkit features and activities. For further information about the drives supported by a certain activity or feature, consult the relevant chapters in this user manual.