“Can this be taken back and forth between PC and Mac interfaces or is it strictly Mac compatible once it is formatted that way?”
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If you format it in the "EXFAT" format (on a Mac), it can go back and forth between a PC and a Mac. It will also work with both if formatted as an "MS-DOS(FAT), but it would have a 2GB limit on file size.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If it's formatted as Fat 32 it can be used on both systems although the mac will read it slower than an HFS+ format disc. NTFS also if you download the program for mac.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If you wish to connect the drive to both a PC and Mac, then you will need to choose your filesystem wisely, or ensure you have the appropriate software on both sides so you can read/write to the filesystem that you choose. Setting the drive up to go between is not terribly difficult, but if you are not comfortable reformatting drives then you may encounter difficulties. If you format the drive with the Mac OS Extended filesystem (or some variation of the Mac filesystems) then you can basically only use the drive with your Mac. You'll need to install special software on your PC to access the Mac filesystem. If you format the drive with NTFS, then you'll be all set on the PC/Windows side. The Mac can read that filesystem, but you may need additional software on your Mac to write to the drive. Various options are available via some simple web searches. Good luck.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.As long as you don't format with a Mac-specific file system, you can move it back and forth between Macs and PCs.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Depends on how it's formatted. If it's formatted FAT32, you can move it between a Mac and PC quite easily. However FAT32 as a file size limit of 4gb. You can use NTFS on both Mac and PC, but you'll need something like Paragon NTFS or Tuxera NTFS on the Mac so you can write to an NTFS filesystem (you can read NTFS out of the box). I personally use Paragon NTFS on my Macs and it works great.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, you can format it in "FAT32" or "exFAT"(recommended) but before you do, do a research on both formats.
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