Compatible with Mac? Is this external hardrive compatible with mac?
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Here is the direct link to the article RBW was talking about.http://support.wdc.com/product/kb.asp?lang=enJust type in 287 into the "Knowledge Base" search bar on the right hand side of the page. Only 1 search result should come up and its called..."How to install, partition, and format a WD drive on Windows (7, Vista, XP, 2000) and Mac OSX"The Mac OSX directions are at the bottom, and it works perfectly once you reformat the hard drive.
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Kelly,Go to the Applications folder and scroll down to the bottom where you will find a Utilities folder. Open it. Find the application "Disk Utility" and double click to open. When it is open, find the external hard drive in the list and select it. Click on the Erase tab. Choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the Format: popup menu. Give the drive a name. Click on the Erase... button. Wait a few minutes. Quit Disk Utility. You are ready to go.
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What happens if it "fails"? Did I get a bad drive?I made the mistake of setting the security to "overwrite with zeros" it ran for 11 hours then failed.Now erasing with "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" doesn't work.
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Kelly, Go to the Applications folder and scroll down to the bottom where you will find a Utilities folder. Open it. Find the application "Disk Utility" and double click to open. When it is open, find the external hard drive in the list and select it. Click on the Erase tab. Choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the Format: popup menu. Give the drive a name. Click on the Erase... button. Wait a few minutes. Quit Disk Utility. You are ready to go.
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Yes--but you will need to use Disk Utility to reformat it. Takes just a couple of minutes.
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I am an idiot- specifically, how do you format this for a Mac? Also, is it fine to do this, or should I buy a specific hard drive already formated or designed for Macs?
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in the paper that comes with the drive it directs you to seesupport.wdc.com --> knowledge base article #287The 2TB version I just bought was pre-formatted for NTFS (which Disk Utility recognized just fine...I reformatted for Mac just for the better file system)
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Can you further explain how to format this for Mac -- and can it be interswitched between a Mac and a PC?
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If you have a PC, you will generally format this drive using the NTFS file system. A Mac can only read NTFS formatted drives, but can not write to them.If you format this drive to FAT32, both PC and Mac will be able to read/write to it.*the limitations of FAT32 however, prevent a single file size being greater than 4Gb
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While I have never tried this particular hard drive with 10.5.x, I can't imagine there would be any problem. Macs running just about any flavor of 10.x should be able to use these external hard drives without a problem.
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Yes it is compatible with Windows 8Install the pre-loaded NTFS driver for Mac and use the drive interchangeably between PC and Mac computers without reformatting.
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Yes, you should be just fine. Just dont format your usb, or else all of your data will be wiped. Your mac should be able to use the usb just as fine as windows would
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Yes! It will certainly work with a Mac. Macs can read "PC" format or you can easily use the Mac's Disc Utility to quickly reformat it in Mac Journaled format if you desire the superior performance that it provides. I don't know of any mass storage (i.e.: hard drive, usb drive) that does not work equally well on a Mac.
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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 Olympus says it's compatible in the description. I don't use it with a Mac but I can't imagine any reason that it wouldn't work with one considering that, when you plug it into a USB port, it behaves like any solid-state thumb drive. This means that you can copy files from the device with the system browser to any other storage medium (like your hard drive or CD/DVD writer, etc.). You can also move (or delete) files from folder to folder if you like. In short, you can treat it like another hard drive when it's plugged into a USB port. You can also copy files from your hard drive to the recorder.
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I honestly do not know if this drive is Mac compatible. It was such a waste of money and a piece of garbage it hardly even worked for PC. What I can tell you is this drive: Samsung Ultra Portable Slim DVD+/-RW USB External Drive, Black SE-218BB/RSBS IS Mac Compatible and works awesome on PC and Mac and Linux. Its a bit more money, but it really is worth it. Dont even bother with the one for your question, its not worth 1$.
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You should be able to access most files that have a common app (Mac and PC) - the challenge will be saving any updates. Typically PC formatted external drives are FAT32, which will convert to the MAC, but not able to be write enabled back. The exception will be music and photos, they should be available for iTunes and iPhoto imports.
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Hi, I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support and would like to address your question. The DTHX30 is compatible with Apple computers in general and should develop any issues. The most common error I have seen is if the drive is reformatted on a Windows computer, the default format Windows allows is NTFS which is not compatible with Mac OS, so the drive is not accessible. If the drive is reformatted it would need to be formatted to exFAT or FAT32 (using our tool available on our website) for cross-platform support.
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after further investigation you may need a easy transfer cable from mac to mac. usb cable is good for mac to external hard drive.
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I have not seen any place that says this is MAC compatible nor does Genius' website (http://www.geniusnet.com) list a compatible driver for this unit.
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It comes come with a USB 3.0 cord which is backwards compatible also. I don't have a Mac so I would assume you plug it in and ur Mac would recognize it. So far it's been a great hard and ultra portable! The end going into the drive is a special one not a regular USB male end.
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Not sure, since I do not own a Mac computer. This question should be referred to the Seagate Customer Support.
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Most of the complaints ab this product deal with Mac compatibility. This product is designed for PC drives, so I would definitely contact the manufacturer directly
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It is mac compatible, yes. However, it is not optimized for macs. The unit comes with two USB connectors for your mac, which connects it to the drive. Even with both connectors plugged in, some macs will disconnect from the drive while you work. As you can imagine, this is absurdly annoying, but is not a problem unique to this particular drive. A lot of macs have the same problem with USB 3 bus powered drives. The speed difference isn't even that noticeable from usb 2.0, so if you can find one, just get a USB 2 drive and save yourself some grief.
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I honestly cant say, the packaging said it was compatible with MAC, however it is not......