Can I use this external hard drive interchangeable? I have a Macbook Pro and a Windows OS tablet.
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Yes you can. It would need to be reformatted in order to work with both systems. It's default format is NTFS (Windows friendly, not Mac OS). Using a Windows PC and possibly the Mac you can reformat it to exFAT which will allow read/write on both platforms.
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My recommendation would be to get the Windows version and leave it as a single NTFS partition. Just load the included utility on your Mac so that it will read/write to an NTFS disc and use the single large partition for both platforms. Makes it easy to share files cross-platform that way.
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Unless you are skilled in disassembling a notebook, you should not try to change the drive. I changed the drive on my MacBook Pro with great difficulty but it's possible.
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I can't imagine why this external hard drive would not work with a new macbook. What difference would the screen make? I presume that the new macbook comes with OS X 10.8. I have two of these drives on my iMac and they work fine. It's a good idea to read the directions (quite simple) when installing the drive. It is formatted for Mac. The only thing I can think of is that someone mistakenly configured the drive for a PC. Then it wouldn't work on a Mac.
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Yes you can. To properly use it in this manner, you need to create re-partition the drive into two partitions in a GUID partition table (GPT). It cannot be a basic master boot record (MBR) partition found on many Microsoft machines. Then format one as Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and one as NTFS or if you're on an antiquated windows machine FAT 32 or FAT 16(which will not recognize drives larger than 2gb, but will work fine if you are partitioning one of the drives as less than 2gb). Once this is complete, you are done and ready to use on both Mac & Windows full time and simultaneously.
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First buy the thunderbolt connector. It is less expensive to buy it from Apple. I then purchased an external disk drive. Good luck
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i am sure it can i just haven't tried it as it would void the warranty. you could by a Seagate drive with the Thunderbolt interface and use that. i was thinking of trying that myself if i didn't go for buying a dRobo mini instead.
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I don't have a Mac but all Flash Drives are or should be compatible. It's just the way you format it.
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No, you can use the external hard drive, it only support internal hard drive, sorry for that.
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@Tony I believe you could. You'd have to create two partitions on the drive, one formatted in HFS+ (for Mac) and the other in NTFS (for Windows). I have never done any such thing but it might be worth a try. Of course, as these drives have come so far down in price, why not just buy two, one for Mac and the other for Windows?
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You should be able to use it on both Windows and Mac to read and write. You just have to reformat the drive for FAT32 rather than NTFS. I did this with my WD my passport ultra, works fine unless Toshiba has documentation that states you cannot format FAT32, but I doubt it.
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All modern hard drives are compatible with current versions Windows and Mac. If it doesn't work with the OS when you plug it in, just format it. EXfat will probably work with Windows 10. If not NTFS surely will.
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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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The canned answer is no. There is a NTFS Driver for MAC OS that allows you to read/write an NTFS partition. This allows you to share the same files and folders with a Windows-based machine. Now that I've said that, let's talk about why this might not be the best idea. NTFS is a proprietary file system format developed by Microsoft. There are several drivers out there that tout "full compatibility" with NTFS; Seagate and Paragon are just two. I wouldn't bet my family photos and important documents on that statement, unless Microsoft itself created the driver. It's just another example of unwanted risk. I love the fact that it's convenient to share the drive between both, but there are other ways to accomplish this that are less risky. Personally, I reformat the drives to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and share the volume to my other systems using the File Sharing capability of the Mac OS. I also run VMWare's Fusion on my Mac, and share a path from my Mac OS volumes to my Virtual Windows Machine in order to perform data transfers. Bottom line, you can leave the volume NTFS. Seagate includes the driver that allows the Mac OS to write to an NTFS volume (or you can download it if needed). I do not know of any specific problems with this configuration. However, it is not a configuration that I use; call it professional paranoia if you like. I hope that answers your question and helps with your decision.
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Yes. You will need an enclosure, then connect via usb or thunderbolt, then format the drive Mac OS extended journaled or as need.
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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.
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I see no reason why it won't work. There are faster connection options (thunderbolt) but they are a LOT more expensive. This is an inexpensive drive with lots of storage.