Use to transfer data from PC to Mac? Specs say that the ClickFree can be used to transfer files from PC to Mac -- has anyone tried this successfully?
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Since Mac and PC are different file structures and associations its not straight forward. you can go from PC(windows) to a Mac(running windows) or a Mac(windows programs) to a PC(windows). Anything else you'd need a 3rd party translation program. I don't know of any that are 100%. Even basic files like word documents don't always transfer properly from Mac to PC unless both do windows.
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I re-read your question. It sounds like you want to use it on BOTH a MAC and a PC from interchangeably. One to do this which I am familiar with is to format the drive to FAT32. This makes it readable and writable by both mac and windows os...however there are file size limitations with FAT32...but as long as your files are smaller than a couple GB you should be good. There are other solutions....but would be best if you conduct the research yourself.
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PC and Mac use different file systems. It will work on one or the other but not both at the same time.
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There is no app required to use it for a PC or smart phone. I don't have a MAC so can't answer to that. Otherwise, just use the backup program already in your smartphone, put in the flash drive first, go to backup, and choose the 32GB drive. To use to transfer files, copy to the drive, and then over to the other smart phone. Most would be that easy. If you run into problems take it to your service provider. To use it for computer to computer or to store files, just copy to the drive or click and drag. I LOVE mine. I use it all the time and have used it for different purposes. It is built and designed well and will have a long life, I'm sure.
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I use it to transfer data back and forth between Mac and PC. Because it's FAT32, which both can read and write to.
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I do not know much about macs but if the mac has usb, this should pop up as an external usb hard drive (provided there is a hard drive in the device). If you have both Hard drives plugged in the device then you should be able to use your mac to drag and drop files from one hard drive to the other.
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If you want to transfer files between Mac and PC, you need a file system readable for both of them such as FAT32. The problem is it will limit file size on the hard drive to 4GB.
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I, too, have a Mac and a Windows. I've ended up having separate hard drives for each. Most of my data--years and years of documents and images--are on my Windows computer. I got the Mac because I needed a laptop and didn't want to get Vista. My experience is that I can plug the Windows hard drive to the Mac and it will recognize and read just about everything. The PC, on the other hand, will not recognize the drive from the Mac (at best) or will have a blue-screen tantrum (at worst--so far).
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This is just a blind stab in the dark, but since this device uses a flash memory card, it seems to me there must be a USB card reader that you could plug into your Mac, that you could then use to transfer the data directly to your desktop? Like I do with my cameras card? Hope this helps.
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Hi Jeffrey,I have used both PCs and Macs. The transition is temporary. The joy lasts a lifetime. The Apple software bundled with the Mac is designed as beautifully as is the machine.
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I have installed the software without much trouble, but only on a Windows PC. I have doubt that it will work on a Mac.
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Windows does not have native support for reading Mac formatted devices. Mac systems, on the other hand, can read and write FAT32 formatted drives and can read but not write NTFS formatted drives. If you want to use this drive to transfer files between Mac and Windows computers, re-format it as FAT32; or, purchase a drive that is already formatted for the PC.
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The drive is supported, it comes formatted in fat32. You can reformat to mac only or exFat if you want. USB 3 is not supported on macs (yet, you'll need a new mac), but the drive works just fine.I have 2, use them both on mac's and pc's with no issues. Great drive, really fast even on usb2.
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What I've read on the Internet, if you reformat it, you can. The programs that are on it are of no use to Mac user. You might check with the software co., itself:Customer SupportNTI Corporationhttp://www.NTICorp.comClick here for contact information or call (949)421-0720 from 9AM to 6PM Pacific Timeand see if they have anything for the Apple stuff, but I doubt, never hurt to try, though. Anyway, this drive comes already formatted for Windows NTFS. The included works great with Windows XP. It doesn't seem to agree with Windows 7 but you can back your Windows 7 with the software that is part of Windows 7, with no problem.Hopefully, I answered several questions. What I've read on the Internet, if you reformat it, you can. The programs that are on it are of no use to Mac user. You might check with the software co., itself:Customer SupportNTI Corporationhttp://www.NTICorp.comClick here for contact information or call (949)421-0720 from 9AM to 6PM Pacific Timeand see if they have anything for the Apple stuff, but I doubt, never hurt to try, though. Anyway, this drive comes already formatted for Windows NTFS. The included works great with Windows XP. It doesn't seem to agree with Windows 7 but you can back your... » Read More What I've read on the Internet, if you reformat it, you can. The programs that are on it are of no use to Mac user. You might check with the software co., itself:Customer SupportNTI Corporationhttp://www.NTICorp.comClick here for contact information or call (949)421-0720 from 9AM to 6PM Pacific Timeand see if they have anything for the Apple stuff, but I doubt, never hurt to try, though. Anyway, this drive comes already formatted for Windows NTFS. The included works great with Windows XP. It doesn't seem to agree with Windows 7 but you can back your Windows 7 with the software that is part of Windows 7, with no problem.Hopefully, I answered several questions. « Show Less
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Is it a surprise that they don't (and won't) support Macs. I have both Mac and PC computers, because there just are not Mac owners out there to justify a company doubling their software budget to support both platforms. I use this on my PC and it is worth its weight in gold
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I also ended up using FAT32; I haven't seen any downside if you want to just store files... except the maximum file size. I don't know of any cross-platform format that has no file size limit, so my advice is FAT32 with the hope somebody else here knows of a better one! :)P.S: I have this exact product, and after a a few different attempts I found FAT32 to work for using it to move stuff from my windows 7 desktop to snow leopard macbook pro
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HELP!I have a MAC and I cannot figure out how to get my files onto this thing. It says.. ELEMENTS can't be modified when I try to drag and drop my files. It says the device needs to be reconfigured to work with a MAC. Does anyone have any suggestions how I get this to work?