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Hardware Forum / Storage / General Topics / August 2007HDD use on both PC *AND* Mac
Can an external drive be used to backup a PC first, then transfer that data to a MAC (with the Mac being the end O/S on which the drive will be used from there on out)? I'm wondering if it is configured for use on a PC, then it may in turn have to be re-configured for use on the MAC, and during that re- configuration, the stored (PD) data could be lost. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks, Jim > Can an external drive be used to backup a PC first, then transfer that > data to a MAC (with the Mac being the end O/S on which the drive will > be used from there on out)? Yes. Filesystem is an issye, I think you have to use FAT. But the Mac may have NTFS support by now, I am not sure. > I'm wondering if it is configured for use on a PC, then it may in turn > have to be re-configured for use on the MAC, and during that re- > configuration, the stored (PD) data could be lost. Any ideas or > suggestions? If you have to change the filesystem, all data will be lost. So you have to use a filesystem both MAC and Windows can support. The obvious candidate is FAT32. BTW, "PC" does not necessarily mean Windows, we do not all use a crappy OS. Arno >> Can an external drive be used to backup a PC first, then transfer >> that data to a MAC (with the Mac being the end O/S on which the >> drive will be used from there on out)? > > Yes. Filesystem is an issye, I think you have to use FAT. > But the Mac may have NTFS support by now, I am not sure. No it doesnt. >> I'm wondering if it is configured for use on a PC, then it may in >> turn have to be re-configured for use on the MAC, and during that re- [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > BTW, "PC" does not necessarily mean Windows, we do not all use a crappy OS. > But the Mac may have NTFS support by now, I am not sure. OS X can read NTFS, but it cannot write to it. -WD |
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