Can I format this into NTFS?
1975928
You should be able to. I was able to reformat it to ext4 for a Linux data drive with no problems.
1197764
It doesnt have room for internal drives, just external ones, via USB.By default I would recomend to format the drive with extFAT, for compatibility, FAT32 gives too much restrictions for HD video, and NTFS would give you problems with other devices.
1224871
I'm honestly not sure, as I immediately formatted the drive when I got it. Sorry!
900003
Edward, if you format the drive as NTFS, you would only be able to view its contents on a Mac. Writing to the drive would not be possible.
990058
It has been formatted from the factory as NTFS which works with Windows OS, including Windows 7. No need to worry.
135684
Yes--but you will need to use Disk Utility to reformat it. Takes just a couple of minutes.
302860
You can format the drive as FAT 32, Mac OS Extended, or NTFS. Your decision.
293116
If your using it as a secondary drive Windows will reformat it for you. I reformatted mine several times.
267951
yes, put the hard drive in an external enclosure to convert it into an external hard drive
1204209
You can change the file system guy. Just format it to NTSF as it is Fat32 by default. NTSF can hold any file over 4GB while Fat32 is limited to 4GB and under.
576187
As commenter Super Geek suggests, if you're using a PC, then you will need to reformat it as Fat32. If you have any data on it, you will need to back it up elsewhere in order to reformat the drive for PC.
2178923
So long as the computer can recognize the drive, you should be able to format it. If the drive is dead even this device won't help you.
1630460
I haven't used mine yet, but it will come formatted in NTFS. It's kind of a given. Though you can virtually use any portable hard drive with the PS3 or Linux. All you need to do is download a little program called fat32format, and you can format the hard drive in FAT32 (Which the PS3 can read) regardless of size. I did this with a 500 GB and a 1 TB hard drive for my PS3.
1813383
It only needs to be done if you want to save files over 4 GB. There may be some cases where FAT32 is preferred,such as plugging this drive into the USB port of a stand alone DVD player for avi, mp3 files,etc. They may requireFAT32 like a flash drive.To format to NTFS right click the external drive under My Computer.Then hit Format.
517839
It only needs to be done if you want to save files over 4 GB. There may be some cases where FAT32 is preferred, such as plugging this drive into the USB port of a stand alone DVD player for avi, mp3 files,etc. They may require FAT32 like a flash drive. To format to NTFS right click the external drive under My Computer. Then hit Format.
1955085
It is formatted for NTFS Windows OS. Also, I have dropped it once when I was getting out of the car. The drive is totally unusable due to bad sectors after that.
796105
Yes, but it has to be formatted to exFAT if you want the files to be over 4gbs. (NTFS also for Windows)