Does it work interchangeably between PC &amp; Mac systems without reformatting?
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If formatted for FAT32 initially, it should go between systems without difficulty. On one of my LaCie units I formatted only a small section of it for PC just to enable me to take images back & forth between systems.
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Yes, but accessing the data will depend on how the drive is formatted. I think (you'll have to check) the drive comes formatted in NTSF. For use with both PC and Mac, you'll have to re-format the drive in something like FAT 23. Both Mac and PC should recognize the drive, but FAT 23 has file size limitations.
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I believe you can format it for PC even though it was designed for mac. I have 350 of it designated as a mac partition and 50 of it designated as a PC partition, just in case I have to store something from a PC. You can check the LaCie website for more information.
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This drive comes formatted to work with a Mac. You would have to reformat it to work with a PC.
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The Mac and PC versions are one and the same, but needs to be formatted if the PC version is to be used with a Mac. There is a video on-line that explains how to do this.
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I use a MAC and there is no problem at all. The files that you put on your thumb drive are just PES files, doesn't matter what kind of operating system you are using to load them on. What you will want do do, if you are planing to purchase editing software, is find one that is truly MAC compatible. I use Embrilliance and I love it.
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Easy to reformat.... But you will need to reformat it on your Mac. Use the Disk Utilities.(FAT32 I think???) Your PC wont recognize the drive until it is reformatted. Macs can see PC formatted drives, but PC's can not see Mac formats. The cable that comes with the drive will work on USB 2.0 or 3.0, no need to buy a new cable.
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The information I read said it can be used between PC and Mac computers without reformatting.
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Can't help with any specific advice as I am using my drive with a Mac, but I can't see why there would be a problem. If you received a drive pre-formatted for a Macintosh, then doubtless, you need to use a Windows program to reformat it. Good Luck!
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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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Yes you can. When you go to format it make sure you set it to be used on both macs and pcs.
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Here is a quick tutorial for reformatting this drive to work on a Mac. Very easy and helpfulhttp://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/291/#exfatmac
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The one for the Mac, no - it's formatted for Mac only. If you get the Windows version, then it should work for both.
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It was NTSC formatted. If you want to use it with both Windows and Mac then format it with ExFAT file system.
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I may not be understanding the question entirely, but once I formatted the drive to Mac, I could edit and save basic documents to the drive. But my pc treats it like a read only drive. Hope that helps.
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If you format the drive for the Mac, it will NOT be recognized by the PC. This is a limitation of the Windows operating system. It does not recognize Mac formatting. If you format the drive for the PC, though, you will be able to use it on BOTH platforms. Mac OSX will recognize PC formatted drives. You will be able to read and write to the drive from either your Mac OR your PC and transfer files between them. [Note: You will NOT, however, be able to run the PC software that's included with this drive on your Mac, unless you are using a program like Bootcamp or Virtual PC. While OSX will read and write Windows-formatted files, it will NOT run Windows programs on its own without one or another third-party helper programs. Hope this helps - RJLaue
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Yes--but you will need to use Disk Utility to reformat it. Takes just a couple of minutes.