Cross Platform support
Does this passport have proprietary Windows software preinstalled on it? The reason I ask is because I would be using it with mainly Macs and Linux-based computers. I need a general harddrive that all of the operating systems can use.
There is software preinstalled but you can format the drive for use with a MAC. There are apps for MAC on the drive as well as windows. You may want to take a look before getting rid of them. It's just some backup software and security software.