Does the IMac version retain the same photo/file structure when photos are transferred from a windows PC?
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If you're asking if you can transfer pictures from a PC to a mac. the answer is yes. The only problem you'll have is if you have put text into the picture. If you don't have the same font, it will have to be replaced.
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No it doesn't and I am a Mac person. I had to load pix on a laptop and then copy to USB drive to then open and store in iPhoto. Frustrating but I still love this scanner.
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If you format the drive for the Mac, it will NOT be recognized by the PC. This is a limitation of the Windows operating system. It does not recognize Mac formatting. If you format the drive for the PC, though, you will be able to use it on BOTH platforms. Mac OSX will recognize PC formatted drives. You will be able to read and write to the drive from either your Mac OR your PC and transfer files between them. [Note: You will NOT, however, be able to run the PC software that's included with this drive on your Mac, unless you are using a program like Bootcamp or Virtual PC. While OSX will read and write Windows-formatted files, it will NOT run Windows programs on its own without one or another third-party helper programs. Hope this helps - RJLaue
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I've got this in a mixed environment with no issues as long as the file type is supported by the respective OS/Applications on the machine in question.
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I've pulled off photos and stuff from the reader to my MAC so I don't see why not. The program opens up a separate "icon" for the reader much like a flash drive. However, I have never tried it so I can't say for sure
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I can't answer that through a test, as I'm using a Mac Mini with a SSD internal drive that only holds the OS and the program files. All of my music, movies, documents, etc. are on the first external drive, the second is a back-up of the first drive, the third backs-up the internal SSD and the 4th is a time-machine back-up (I don't use the external in a RAID configuration). I can tell you that I do not notice any difference compared to my former MacPro that had internal bays. I just opened my photo library that holds more than 42,000 photos and can scroll through the thumbnails without any lag. I also have more than 23,000 songs in iTunes and when I scroll through that, there is no lag, and all the album artwork appears instantly. I recently commented to a friend who purchased the new MacPro (has not arrived) and ordered the DataTale thunderbolt enclosure that I could not tell I was using an external drive. I also use Aperture for photo editing (large RAW files) and there is no lag when editing. It's a great drive!
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I believe so, but until now we have just loaded pictures on an S-chip which inserts into the scanner (upside down), and then inserted it into the Mac. The pictures download into the Mac in this way without a problem
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I couldn't tell you, I don't use pc I'm a mac guy. I worked in my Power Mac, but I now have an iMac and it won't work w/ new OS. Sorry I couldn't help more but I had mine before USB 3.0 became a reality.
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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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yes - I download to iPhoto on my iMac using the cable provided; works fine.
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I have no clue as I merely used the SD card to transfer the images to a Macbook Pro. Sorry that I could not be of any assistance with your question.
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This depends on a number of things. First off, I use a Mac computer, so all I have to do is drag a photo from my desktop to the e-mail. I'm not sure about PCs and it depends on the photo software you are using, most photo software have a "do this" for sending pictures in e-mail.
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Yes. On Mac use image capture app and use preview to convert to anything you want. On pc use included software in box.
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it all depends on how you use it. This version I bought was the drive formatted for MAC OS
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I'm assuming you will only connect the My Book to your Mac and copy photos from the My Book through another device (USB Drive, cloud storage, etc.) to the PC. Photo (graphic) formats are interchangeable between platforms (OS X. Windows, etc.). I regularly move photos from the WD My Book on my iMac to a USB drive or Dropbox to copy to my Windows laptop, and vice versa. Graphic formats are OS independent and transfer freely back and forth between platforms. The WD My Book will work just fine for this. If you wanted to connect the My Book to BOTH the Mac and PC, you would have to format it as Mr. Moore mentioned in order for it to connect to both devices. I'm assuming you will only connect the My Book to your Mac and copy photos from the My Book through another device (USB Drive, cloud storage, etc.) to the PC. Photo (graphic) formats are interchangeable between platforms (OS X. Windows, etc.). I regularly move photos from the WD My Book on my iMac to a USB drive or Dropbox to copy to my Windows laptop, and vice versa. Graphic formats are OS independent and transfer freely back and forth between platforms. The WD My Book will work just fine for this. If you wanted to connect the My Book to BOTH the Mac and PC, you would have to format it as... » Read More I'm assuming you will only connect the My Book to your Mac and copy photos from the My Book through another device (USB Drive, cloud storage, etc.) to the PC. Photo (graphic) formats are interchangeable between platforms (OS X. Windows, etc.). I regularly move photos from the WD My Book on my iMac to a USB drive or Dropbox to copy to my Windows laptop, and vice versa. Graphic formats are OS independent and transfer freely back and forth between platforms. The WD My Book will work just fine for this. If you wanted to connect the My Book to BOTH the Mac and PC, you would have to format it as Mr. Moore mentioned in order for it to connect to both devices. « Show Less
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Yes, I actually move files between Yosemite and and earlier version without a problem. Until I figured I could file share between computers! Now I just use it to back up.
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Yeah, probably... 2 different file systems, but there is a way. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2518