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<blockquote data-quote="Rick T" data-source="post: 1479254" data-attributes="member: 275248"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>So I am wondering what I may have done wrong and if there is a process to reverse whatever I did.</p><p></p><p>Rick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick T, post: 1479254, member: 275248"] 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 [/QUOTE]
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