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<blockquote data-quote="EndlessMac" data-source="post: 1055155" data-attributes="member: 140470"><p>A hard drive can be used either for Mac or Windows. It just depends on how your format them. If you want to use your drive for Mac only then go into Disk Utilities and format the hard drive to Mac Extended Journaled. Both Mac and Windows can use drives that are formatted as FAT32 but you lose the ability to use Time Machine and FAT32 has it's own problems so I personally don't use it unless I have to.</p><p></p><p>As for the items you bought through iTunes, I believe you just have to authorize your Mac to play the copyrighted files. That's what I had to do back when iTunes music had copyright protection. I think Apple allows you to authorize up to 3 computers but I'm not sure. Even if you reached your limit you can just deauthorize one of your computers that you don't use often.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EndlessMac, post: 1055155, member: 140470"] A hard drive can be used either for Mac or Windows. It just depends on how your format them. If you want to use your drive for Mac only then go into Disk Utilities and format the hard drive to Mac Extended Journaled. Both Mac and Windows can use drives that are formatted as FAT32 but you lose the ability to use Time Machine and FAT32 has it's own problems so I personally don't use it unless I have to. As for the items you bought through iTunes, I believe you just have to authorize your Mac to play the copyrighted files. That's what I had to do back when iTunes music had copyright protection. I think Apple allows you to authorize up to 3 computers but I'm not sure. Even if you reached your limit you can just deauthorize one of your computers that you don't use often. [/QUOTE]
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