AB wrote:
How do I format a new external firewire/usb drive to do back ups and
share/transport Word and other MS Office docs between a Mac and a PC?
Format the drive as a FAT32 partition.
The Mac can read Windows formatted discs, but at a very basic level.
> I thought a Mac could access PC formatted drives but when I tried to
> get docs from a friends PC external drive I couldn't get into any
> folders, only unenclosed docs and music files.
That is odd.
As a test, I just formatted a Zip disc on a XP box, made a directory and
placed a file on it.
My Mac (OS 10.4.2) read it just fine.
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