The Mac can read NTFS partitions, but out of the box, it can't write to them.
With that said, it'd probably best if you were able to reformat the disc to the
Mac format.
In my opinion, go head and get another 1TB drive, as they just keep
getting cheaper and cheaper, and have that Mac formatted. Then, you can copy
the files over to the Mac formatted and have 2 copies of all your files. You
can never back that stuff up enough:)
Hope that helps
Justin
On Aug 7, 2010, at 2:10 AM, AndyBaracco wrote:
> i just realized that I posted this inquiry to the wrong list. it happens
> when you have been up since 4:15 AM.
> i am considering buying a mac. I have a Seagate 1 TB external USB HD that is
> about 3 quarters full of audio books, music, etc. it is formatted NTFS.
> Could i use this HD on a Mac, and what would i have to do first? Would it
> have to be reformatted and, if so, would i have to back up the media
> somewhere else and restore it when the reformat was accomplished?
>
> Andy
>
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