“I need to transfer files, most of them photos, from an external drive used with a PC to my new MacBook. Will this work or do I need to buy a new ext. drive and transfer the files onto it first?”
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Yes, As long as the drive is formated with a format readable by Mac.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.There’s a lot of variables there. It’s more of a compatibility issue with formatting a drive for either PC or Mac. They rarely do both. Before getting a whole new hard drive try getting a software that can read both, like Seagate Paragon. It’s a free external drive control app that works with either I was able to transfer to another hard drive but not directly to the my Mac from my PC files, but now on my other drive I can.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This will definitely work with your external drive with a usb connector, which is likely.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.In terms of hardware, this should help with that. One issue I've had working with external drives between Mac and PC is the formatting of the files/drive itself because some drives have to be formatted for a particular operating system.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The issue won't be with this device. It is a conduit everything will pass thru just fine. The issue will be what format was used for the PC files. Drives I use with my Mac are always reformatted to the Mac file system.
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