“As a lifelong PC user, I'm still learning the world of Mac. Having just recently purchased a Mac, I didn't know if this would be compatible and if I would be able to use this product on both a PC and a Mac. Can this be used for both Mac and PC?”
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As formatted, this drive is ready for PC. MAC can READ files from the drive, but it will be read-only. MAC could not WRITE files to the filesystem as formatted. To use this drive with BOTH MAC & PC, reformat it as exFAT on your MAC. Then, both your MAC and PC can read and write to the filesystem. If you only want to use this drive on MAC, format it as Journaled on you MAC. Time Machine on MAC can use the drive if it is exFAT, but you have to do a few more commands so that Time Machine can see it. Google: timemachine exfat sparsebundle to find the command. We are PC users in our house. but using a new Macbook Pro for work. Took a while to figure out why all of my usb drives were read-only on my Mac. Lots of new things to learn. Good luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This drive can be used with either a Mac or a PC. It comes formatted to be used with a PC, if you wish to use it with a Mac, it must be reformatted, which wipes all the data. You would not be able to use this drive to move files from a Mac to a PC or vice versa. If you're thinking you might switch back to a PC someday, you'd have to reformat the drive to work with the PC, but you wouldn't have to buy a new drive.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes you can use it on windows too, you will have to format it using a PC tho. But it works :).
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It shoud say on the box the mac ones might be different. So look and read the box.
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