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<blockquote data-quote="todd23" data-source="post: 1311557" data-attributes="member: 218639"><p>Start by just plugging in the external drive. If it's a recognized file format like FAT32 then it will show up on the Desktop. If it's file format is NTFS, then you won't be able to use it on your new iMac since OSX won't recognize NTFS file format.</p><p></p><p>If this is the case, back everything up on a PC and re-format the drive for FAT32 if you want it to be read/writable with both Mac and PC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="todd23, post: 1311557, member: 218639"] Start by just plugging in the external drive. If it's a recognized file format like FAT32 then it will show up on the Desktop. If it's file format is NTFS, then you won't be able to use it on your new iMac since OSX won't recognize NTFS file format. If this is the case, back everything up on a PC and re-format the drive for FAT32 if you want it to be read/writable with both Mac and PC. [/QUOTE]
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