Should I have any problems trying to access the files taken from a Microsoft computer (Vista) using a Mac with this product?
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I wrote you a response (which is below) but I realized you might be confused as to what this product is. This isn't an external hard drive. It's a hard drive enclosure, it's basically an empty shell that holds a hard drive. You have to buy the actual drive separately You should be good in that direction PC to Mac. Windows uses the NT File System on it's drives, Mac's can read those files and copy them to the mac, but mac's can't write to a NTFS drive. So you couldn't add or save anything on to the drive. A solution for this would be to make a partition that's FAT32 both mac and windows can read and write to that, it's the file system flash drives usually have. Sometimes there's a 32GB limit on FAT32 drives so you might not be able to turn the whole drive into it. But you can partition one drive into multiple parts.
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No problem at all just plug the usb into your mac and browse files like you normally would
2081756
Yeah, probably... 2 different file systems, but there is a way. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2518
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i would think no you shouldn't have any issues this thing works as a means of turning an internal drive into an external as long as your mac is capable of seeing externals through usb you shouldn't have any problems.
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Yes. My new Mac didn't even come with a disc drive. I downloaded everything from the website. Forewarned, it's a bit confusing as to what to download.
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Unless there is some oddity in those files there shouldn't be a problem. The "special" Mac-ness of this drive is that it is able to be used as a backup drive with Time machine - not all drives will support that. AFAIK
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Yes, but accessing the data will depend on how the drive is formatted. I think (you'll have to check) the drive comes formatted in NTSF. For use with both PC and Mac, you'll have to re-format the drive in something like FAT 23. Both Mac and PC should recognize the drive, but FAT 23 has file size limitations.
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Original package is in the trash, I have microsoft office for MAC OX installed with no problems, works fine and recently i updated to the mac ox yosemite software and microsoft office still works fine
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yes as long as the software is available to convert the files from windows to mac and vise versa.
474010
Greetings, I have many files that were created on a Mac and converted to mov format saved on an external hard drive half-tera and have never had any problems when opening. Hope this helps
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It should it uses a USB connection to connect to it probably check if they have Mac drivers on Microsoft support page
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I use it with no problems on Windows 8 machines, Mac's and older windows versions. Was the drive setup for use on a Mac by any chance?
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I believe you should ask the seller. I have o experience with Mac systems only Microsoft OS. Sorry. Gilberto.
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Sorry I am a windows user, hope you find your answer on their product site or ask fellow mac users.
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This doesnt connect directly to your computer, you access it over the network through its own interface, or a mapped network drive. It shouldnt matter what OS you are using. We use everything from XP, Vista, 7, 8 & Macs to access this without any issues.
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I'm not totally sure. I know many Apple products will not run MS-Office modules (Like iPhones and iPads). There should be no reason you cannot run this if you have virtual partitions on your Mac like "Parallels", but I don't think it will run without these additions.
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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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I re-read your question. It sounds like you want to use it on BOTH a MAC and a PC from interchangeably. One to do this which I am familiar with is to format the drive to FAT32. This makes it readable and writable by both mac and windows os...however there are file size limitations with FAT32...but as long as your files are smaller than a couple GB you should be good. There are other solutions....but would be best if you conduct the research yourself.
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There shouldn't be a problem. I installed it on a Windows 7 computer as well as a Mac. The only difference was I used Pro Tools 10 and 11 and it worked fine.
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Only if you format it as MS-DOS (FAT). If you format it as OSX Extended, no. Windows can't access it typically that way.