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Dialtone · Dialtone #1 (**permalink**)

08-09-2007, 09:54 AM

I'm in the process of formatting my external network hard drive for use with my Mac...what file system should I use when formatting it (i.e. FAT32)?

bmcgonag · bmcgonag #2 (**permalink**)

08-09-2007, 11:46 AM

Depends on what you are going to use it for. If it is only to be accessed by macs, then HFS+ should be fine, and will hold files larger than 4 GB, but if it is to be accessed (read and written) to by both Macs and Windows PCs, then FAT32 is the way to go. Just be aware of the file size restraint of 4GB.

Brian

Dialtone · Dialtone #3 (**permalink**)

08-09-2007, 12:23 PM

That is exactly the answer I was looking for...thanks!

bmcgonag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 11, 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 361 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.0 GHz, Core Duo, 2 GB Ram	08-09-2007, 11:46 AM Depends on what you are going to use it for. If it is only to be accessed by macs, then HFS+ should be fine, and will hold files larger than 4 GB, but if it is to be accessed (read and written) to by both Macs and Windows PCs, then FAT32 is the way to go. Just be aware of the file size restraint of 4GB. Brian OS X Tech Tips
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Member Since: Jun 22, 2006 Location: Howell, MI Posts: 18 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.2GHz Intel Quad-Core i7 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.6	08-09-2007, 09:54 AM I'm in the process of formatting my external network hard drive for use with my Mac...what file system should I use when formatting it (i.e. FAT32)?
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