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This post may not belong in this slot on the forum, and if so, I apologize and ask that someone point me in the right direction.
Here is the issue. I just acquired a new MacBook Pro and am in the process of learning to use it and moving files to it from my PC. I have a Seagate external hard drive that I have used to store photos and videos simply to alleviate congestion on my PC. I plugged the drive into my Mac and was able to view photos and play videos. I shut the drive off, disconnected it from the Mac and connected it to the PC. Upon turning the drive on, I was able to view the files as always.
I shut the drive off and disconnected it from the PC. A day or two later, I reconnected the drive and after turning it on, the PC did not recognize the drive as it normally has. A dialog box appeared stating the drive was not formatted. I then tried connecting it to the Mac and it does not recognize it as it originally did either. By "recognize" I mean the drive does not show up in Finder which it did the first time I connected it.
So I am wondering what I may have done wrong and if there is a process to reverse whatever I did.
Rick
Here is the issue. I just acquired a new MacBook Pro and am in the process of learning to use it and moving files to it from my PC. I have a Seagate external hard drive that I have used to store photos and videos simply to alleviate congestion on my PC. I plugged the drive into my Mac and was able to view photos and play videos. I shut the drive off, disconnected it from the Mac and connected it to the PC. Upon turning the drive on, I was able to view the files as always.
I shut the drive off and disconnected it from the PC. A day or two later, I reconnected the drive and after turning it on, the PC did not recognize the drive as it normally has. A dialog box appeared stating the drive was not formatted. I then tried connecting it to the Mac and it does not recognize it as it originally did either. By "recognize" I mean the drive does not show up in Finder which it did the first time I connected it.
So I am wondering what I may have done wrong and if there is a process to reverse whatever I did.
Rick