Major PC user who is new to the Mac world. I work at a college in creative division and its nice to be both/and where I can still use Sony Vegas on the PC side and Mac for compatibility with video/graphics and music departments. Anyway...
1. Want to have hard drives that can access both/and
2. Tried plugging in MyBook 1tb and Mac wants to set it up as Time Machine (reformat)
3. Went ahead and set up Time Machine but can't access the drive with XP for regular backup/storage.
4. Couldn't reformat back to Windows because Time Machine had set up its own protected partition.
5. Reformatted on Mac.
6. Reformatted on Windows to NTFS which seems to be preferred
7. Mac can't read
What I want:
1. Time Machine partition
2. Some partition that I can plug in (or access by wireless) and be able to access files either by Windows or Mac and move and easy plug and play
That's it. Can't seem to find a way to have Time Machine and flexible partition on same HD. Step by step would be nice.
P.S. I'm crazy for the OSX system. Already starting to wish I'd switched years ago. I've got the "Missing Manual" and am learning all the nooks and crannies
Thanks.
1. Want to have hard drives that can access both/and
2. Tried plugging in MyBook 1tb and Mac wants to set it up as Time Machine (reformat)
3. Went ahead and set up Time Machine but can't access the drive with XP for regular backup/storage.
4. Couldn't reformat back to Windows because Time Machine had set up its own protected partition.
5. Reformatted on Mac.
6. Reformatted on Windows to NTFS which seems to be preferred
7. Mac can't read
What I want:
1. Time Machine partition
2. Some partition that I can plug in (or access by wireless) and be able to access files either by Windows or Mac and move and easy plug and play
That's it. Can't seem to find a way to have Time Machine and flexible partition on same HD. Step by step would be nice.
P.S. I'm crazy for the OSX system. Already starting to wish I'd switched years ago. I've got the "Missing Manual" and am learning all the nooks and crannies
Thanks.