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Hard drive for Apple Mac
janec
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Hi all
Wonder if you can help please.sounds really basic but can you use an external hard drive ,such as a wd my passport 1tb for an Apple Mac
Thanks in advance
Wonder if you can help please.sounds really basic but can you use an external hard drive ,such as a wd my passport 1tb for an Apple Mac
Thanks in advance
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Yes you can, you'll probably need to format it from NTFS to Mac osx extended.
But you can also download an update from western digital's website to enable you to write to NTFS. (can't think of what this is called off hand, but I had to do it recently to copy stuff onto a colleagues WD passport):exclamatiTo the internet.. I need to complain about something!0 -
As Chimp says, you'll need to reformat it. If you just want to use it on a Mac then go for OSX Extended. If you want to use it on a Mac and a Windows machine, then go for FAT32.1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
3. Do you want a quick answer or better understanding?0 -
I am using a WD 1tb as backup for my Macbook, very easy to set up with Time machine.0
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