“Can data saved on this drive be accessed on both Mac and PC. I want to save files currently on both Windows 7 and older Mac OSX computers and be able to access those files later from both systems.”

Asked by Kari 5 years ago

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Yes. For easiest compatibility between Windows and Mac, you'll probably want to format the external drive as NTFS, which can be read by both operating systems. However, you will need to enable NTFS write mode on your Mac machine if you want to be able to *write* to the external drive. You can do this from the command line, or you can use a third-party NTFS driver like Paragon NTFS.
Answered by sfordin 5 years ago
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Hi Kari, The WD My Book can be used on both Windows and Mac computers. The hard drive needs to be reformatted in a supported filesystem that is ExFAT format. Please refer to the link mentioned below to know how to reformat the external hard drive. How to Format a WD hard drive to exFAT or FAT32 File System: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20821/kw/exfat Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
Answered by Western Digital Team 5 years ago
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