LaCie Rugged Mini 2TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD – USB 3.0/ 2.0 Compatible, Drop Shock Dust Rain Resistant Shuttle Drive, For Mac And PC Computer (LAC9000298), orange by LaCie

Easy to use and very good quality 🫡👌🏻

this was recommended to me by a friend who retired from a career in computer science. It is fantastic. very easy to use, I didn’t need to go through the whole process and registration. Just plug and go; the directions for setting up various plans for back up are right on the screen and I’ve put the icon on the task bar. It has more than enough capacity for the typical computer user and has backed up my whole laptop. I have it on continous back up. Am very pleased with this.

REVISED 01/01/25: I purchased this to back up a half-full 6TB Seagate Backup Plus drive that’s acting flaky, attached to my MacMini.

UPDATE: The drive came formatted EX-FAT (Mac and Windows compatible) with a USB-C to USB3-Micro B “Super Speed” (two lobes, for the drive) cable. With no spare USB-C ports on my MacMini, I used a Samsung USB3-A to USB3-Micro B cable from an older Seagate drive into a Sabrent USB3-A hub on the MacMini. It worked fine at first, then failed as described below. Retrying with the LaCie cable into a USB-C to USB3-A adapter into the hub worked. Super sensitivity in the Mac system? I have no other explanation as the drive continues to work on Windows PCs with the old Samsung cable.

INITIAL REPORT: It mounted fine out of the box, and macOS Disk Utility recognized it as a 5TB volume “LaCie.” The first few copy batches of multi-GB files and folders worked OK, but then copying stopped, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 reported “Copy operation stopped, volume disappeared.” (WTF??). macOS Disk Utility no longer sees the device.

It mounted as a USB volume on Windows 11, and I could see the copied files. Windows reported disk problems so I ran the Scan & Repair utility (Properties->Tools), which took a while but reported a successful repair. Trying again on macOS, and the same result: The drive starts up (vibrates) as expected but doesn’t mount and is still invisible to the Disk Utility app.

This is my third LaCie Rugged, and it continues to impress. I use it primarily for backing up video footage and large photo libraries, and the transfer speeds over USB 3.0 are consistently fast and stable. What really sets this drive apart is the build—it’s survived multiple trips in my backpack, a couple drops, and even a coffee spill (not kidding). The orange bumper might not be subtle, but it’s instantly recognizable and protective. Whether you’re a creative professional or just want reliable storage on the go, this drive delivers both performance and peace of mind. Worth every penny.

It’s rigged and has a ton of storage. I use this all the time and have yet to have a glitch. High quality.