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It should work that way as-is/out of the box. They're usually formatted with NTFS, which works fine plug-and-play w/MacOS, Windows, and most Linux distributions. I use all three platforms and generally leave the drives as they come: NTFS. Of course, different operating systems have slightly different rules about filename length, special characters, etc... If you mean can one of these connect to BOTH a PC and a Mac at the same time, the answer is NO: this is just an external USB drive, not a network drive. It has a USB port to connect to a computer, not an ethernet port to connect to a network directly. However, you CAN plug the drive into a computer, and they set up that computer so it will share the drive/files w/other computers on your home network.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hello Samal, Please be informed that in order to use the drive with both Windows and MacOS you need to reformat the drive to exFAT file format by referring to the link: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20821/ -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
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