Hi Jonathan You have three choices :
Mac OS Extended : Read/Write on Mac, Read/Write on PC with MacDrive software FAT32 (also called MS-DOS in DIsk Utility) : R/W on Mac, R/W on PC, no single file greater than 4GB NTFS : R/W on Mac with open source software NTFS-3G, R/W on PC natively If you're going to be using the drive with your Mac primarily, I'd format Mac OS Extended, then download a trial of MacDrive on your PC laptop. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk [email protected] On 29 Jan 2013, at 10:17, Jonathan Brady <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello. > I have some 200 or so Gb of images that are currently stored on a windows pc > work laptop. I need to clear the laptop. I was planning on placing the files > on an external hard drive that I will eventually transfer them off of and > onto a Mac. So, what type of format does the hard drive need to be set to? I > believe the one I am planning to use is already formatted to the standard Mac > OS default that disk utility uses. Can I write to this drive with that > formatting convention from the pc laptop? > > Thanks. > > Jonathan Brady > Multimedia photography and video > Tel: +447931541489 > Email: [email protected] > LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jmebrady > Twitter:@HiredGunJB > Web: http://www.jonathanbrady.net > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
