Will this device work with a 5TB, Mac-formatted external hard drive?
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It can't index that much information. I stick to no more than a 128 gig usb sticks.
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yes, it should i just bought one 2 days ago and it's awesome, i've got an old school mac g4 running 10.5 with two external drives connected via firewire (with all my vid's on them) and the WD box was able to connect to the computer without needing to do any kind of setup on the box. you just have to make sure your file sharing is turned on, on ur mac(durr). the only reason i say that it "SHOULD" is that my entire house is setup with gigabit, ie no wireless... so it should work so long as the WD box connects to the network that your computer is on. i'm just not sure how fast everything would be over wireless.
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I am not sure but since everyone I know uses Mac and this external drive and many are on latest version of Mac, I would HIGHLY suspect that it will work just fine. This drive, with Time Machine, totally ROCKS. It is the best investment you could make.
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To add to that answer, yes, which is how I set mine up. I have 4 3TB Drives from an older MacPro and just popped them in and was good to go!
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It depends on the Mac OS Newer (Past 5 Years) OS will recognize NTFS Format
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Yes. You should have no issues. I believe the enclosure accepts up to 4TB. I'm also using my Macally via Firewire 800.
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You can. My drive was formatted NTFS via usb and i connect to my Mac via Firewire 800 with no problems.
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I have Mt Lion, I am not sure if there are any issues with previous OS's.. I can't imagine it being a problem, especially if you're using it as a sole hard drive.. I have the stock 1TB hdd as a secondary internal in my 2012 Mac mini, and if you pay attention to the OWC instructions on setup, it works like a dream. I can only imagine hardware not being compatible if anything. I really don't know 100%, but I assume you will be safe
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I don't use Macs, but as long as you have a USB 2.0 or better, just about any 2.5" drive will work. Be aware that the double USB plug is sometimes needed for extra power, but I seldom have to use anything other than a standard USB cable.
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It should. Format it as a Mac OS X (Journaled) file system using Disk Utility, and you should be good to go.I only use it as a Time Machine backup HDD, so there's no troubles there.
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It sure can and it is the first thing I do when I got my new drive. Remember that a OSX formatted drive can only be read by a Mac. (FAT32 can be read by both Mac and PC, so I always keep one or two drives formatted FAT32, the rest are formatted OSX journaled
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I have this exact hard drive - purchased it this weekend. It needs to be formatted FAT 32. It works perfectly with my Mac and PC.
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I am using this external drive on a PC; sorry I can't say if it will work with a Mac. KAY
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It will work with any machine that supports removable USB storage. If you want universal compatibility across the board, I would recommend use of exFAT over FAT32 if you have 4GB+ filesizes on individual files.You think any of those "Formatted for Mac" drives are any different from their Windows counterparts? Absolutely NOT! They're simply overcharged for being formatted as HFS lol. Also by calling Windows "Windhoes," you tend to make others not want to take you seriously ;)
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Yes, that is irrelevant- the interface and physical dimensions are what count. As long as interface is SATA and the drive is a 2.5" size it will work. I find these enclosures to be really poor quality and often do not work on single USB bus power and require the Y cable. On some Macs the USB ports are on both sides of the computer and is impossible.
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Yes. Your Mac will ask how you want to format the drive. You choose the format that works best in your environment.
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you can get any external drive ..... for it to work properly on a mac the first thing you will have to do is format it to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" then every thing will go smooth if you are using a mac only.