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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 704920" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>Just to expand a little on Drew's answer, the hard drive file format system is different. Mac uses HFS+, PC uses NTFS.</p><p></p><p>Mac will read, but cannot write to NTFS. That's why it's no good for backing up files from a Mac.</p><p>PC can neither read from nor write to a HFS+ disk. A NTFS disk is okay for transferring files to Mac, but not vice-versa.</p><p></p><p>If it's simple file swapping from PC to Mac you want to do, have you considered a flash drive? Up to 8 Gb now, and cheaper than a hard drive. It will transfer files from Mac to PC and vice-versa as long as it's formatted FAT32.</p><p></p><p>Update: There is a product called "MacDisk" for Windows that will permit HFS+ formatted drives to be read in Windows, by the way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 704920, member: 56231"] Just to expand a little on Drew's answer, the hard drive file format system is different. Mac uses HFS+, PC uses NTFS. Mac will read, but cannot write to NTFS. That's why it's no good for backing up files from a Mac. PC can neither read from nor write to a HFS+ disk. A NTFS disk is okay for transferring files to Mac, but not vice-versa. If it's simple file swapping from PC to Mac you want to do, have you considered a flash drive? Up to 8 Gb now, and cheaper than a hard drive. It will transfer files from Mac to PC and vice-versa as long as it's formatted FAT32. Update: There is a product called "MacDisk" for Windows that will permit HFS+ formatted drives to be read in Windows, by the way. [/QUOTE]
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