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Disk Utilty first aid .. failed on external HDD MASTER BOOT RECORD query
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<blockquote data-quote="krs" data-source="post: 1851646" data-attributes="member: 67742"><p>If you want the files on that drive to be accessible without any "helper apps" by both a Windows PC <strong>and</strong> a Mac, then the formatting should be ExFat and Master Boot Record. But there are some limitations that way on file naming etc. because of the ExFat formatting.</p><p></p><p>If you only use that drive with a Mac, then the Mac OS Extended ( Journaled ) and GUID is the way to go.</p><p></p><p>There are however third-party tools to read files on macOS formatted drives using a Windows PC if it ever comes to that.</p><p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/252111/how-to-read-a-mac-formatted-drive-on-a-windows-pc/" target="_blank">How to Read a Mac-Formatted Drive on a Windows PC</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krs, post: 1851646, member: 67742"] If you want the files on that drive to be accessible without any "helper apps" by both a Windows PC [B]and[/B] a Mac, then the formatting should be ExFat and Master Boot Record. But there are some limitations that way on file naming etc. because of the ExFat formatting. If you only use that drive with a Mac, then the Mac OS Extended ( Journaled ) and GUID is the way to go. There are however third-party tools to read files on macOS formatted drives using a Windows PC if it ever comes to that. [url=https://www.howtogeek.com/252111/how-to-read-a-mac-formatted-drive-on-a-windows-pc/]How to Read a Mac-Formatted Drive on a Windows PC[/url] [/QUOTE]
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