HI all. I recently bout on eof the above, as i need more external storage. I was trying to get the WD pocket one that could swap between Mac and PC but the companies supplier was on back order and i got this.
I sent a email to Maxtor to see if i could swap between Mac and PC(XP Home) and i have pasted the reply below. This things comes wioth preloaded software for Mac/PC plug and play. How do i know if its FAT 32 or NTFS. They say if ist FAt 32 the mac will read it but not visa versa. I'm more concerned about backing up on the PC but would like the Mac to read it sometimes if possible. Any comments here, I dont want to lose files if i take it from the pc to the mac. Dave(see below) Dear Valued Maxtor Customer, Thank you for your E-mail enquiry, which is important to us. As long as you format the drive as FAT32, You have no problem to swapping between PC and Mac. http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/knowledge_base/ Answer ID 908 Can I swap my Maxtor External Device between a Mac and PC? Problem: Sharing an external hard drive between Windows and Macintosh systems has been an issue that has caused much difficulty in the past. End-Users that delve into both the Windows and Macintosh system see this problem on a daily basis; they cannot share files between their Windows PCs and Mac Computers. Cause: The problem stems from the fact that the file systems used by Windows Based PCs (FAT, FAT32, NTFS) differ from those used by Macintosh Computers (Mac OS Extended, HFS+). These differences make it a difficult task to share files between Mac and PC users. Resolution: Click here for ways to use Windows formatted external drives with Mac Systems. It is worth mentioning that Mac OS X (Panther 10.3.x) can now read NTFS Volumes; this means that you can copy files from an external drive (formatted with NTFS) to a Mac running Panther. However, you cannot write files from the Mac to the NTFS Volume. Should you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us. In order to allow us to deal with all enquiries as efficiently and accurately as possible We would ask that you include any previous emails when replying to us. Kind Regards, Isaac Young For & On Behalf of APAC Technical Support Team Maxtor Branded Products Group APAC Seagate Technologies Republic of Ireland Ltd. ------------------------------------ -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
