Kenneth Waller On the PC, go to my computer & right click on the icon for the drive you're interested in, a drop down list will show format among other things. click on format will show what format the drive has and allow you to change if necessary.
HTH Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Maxtor Mini III 160 gig external question > 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
