I just got my On-The-Go 500gb 7200rpm firewire 800 drive in the mail and I have a question.
It says that it is formatted for use with a mac and that if you want to use it on a Windows computer, you have to reformat it. This is confusing because I thought Mac's use FAT32 and that Windows can recognize that. So why do I need to reformat it? I read the instructions on how to do so anyway, but then it says that if I want to be able to transfer files from a Mac to a PC, I need to get some software called Mac Drive. I don't think that I really need to buy software, right?
Those who have used this drive or maybe know the answer, can I just hook this up to my PC and it will work? The reason I got it was to get all of my data off my Desktop PC so that I can sell it and then transfer the data to my MBP that I'm getting next month. Do I need to reformat this drive as FAT or am I fine the way it is? Thanks.