Open the Seagate Backup Plus or FreeAgent GoFlex icon that appears on the desktop. Install the included software which has a special driver that will allow the NTFS partition to be read and written under MacOS: If you want to use the drive under Windows and MacOS, simply leave the drive in the NTFS format that it has when shipped from the factory (say No to ' Do you want to use this drive with Time Machine?', if prompted).
I just installed a brand new Seagate Backup Plus drive on my laptop with the goal of being able to use it on Macs and PCs.Seagate's web site says this: