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Hi, merry christmas and happy new year to all!
I have a Western Digital 500GB external Hard drive to use and is compatible with both my mac and PC, however it says when I plug it into my Mac that I need to reformat the volume, and then it says it will erase all the data and cannot be undone. I have no data on it, but I'm wondering whether it will ruin it if I do this. Also, can I use the same external hard drive for both my Mac and PC? I have windows 7 on my mac and need it to transfer files. However I'm worried that If I reformat it I won't be able to plug it into my windows side and copy the files. Also, I don't want it to back up every single file on my computer. I want it to back up my music and my uni work, but I don't really want all my system files etc on this, I'll get another one in a few years for that.
I was also wondering whether 500GB would be enough space. I'm doing a computer animation course, and I did buy a 1TB one but it was a desktop one, and not very portable, so I swapped it for this portable one. I hope it'll be enough space.
Thanks!
I have a Western Digital 500GB external Hard drive to use and is compatible with both my mac and PC, however it says when I plug it into my Mac that I need to reformat the volume, and then it says it will erase all the data and cannot be undone. I have no data on it, but I'm wondering whether it will ruin it if I do this. Also, can I use the same external hard drive for both my Mac and PC? I have windows 7 on my mac and need it to transfer files. However I'm worried that If I reformat it I won't be able to plug it into my windows side and copy the files. Also, I don't want it to back up every single file on my computer. I want it to back up my music and my uni work, but I don't really want all my system files etc on this, I'll get another one in a few years for that.
I was also wondering whether 500GB would be enough space. I'm doing a computer animation course, and I did buy a 1TB one but it was a desktop one, and not very portable, so I swapped it for this portable one. I hope it'll be enough space.
Thanks!