Can I use this between my Mac and PC? Can I move this back and forth between my Mac and my PC, or does it need to stay with only one OS?
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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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Macs can read Windows formatted (NTFS) drives but they cannot write to them natively. But you can download a third party driver to do this. Just Google "Mac NTFS driver". If the drive is formatted as FAT32, both systems can read and write to it with no problems. However, FAT32 has a 4GB file size restriction. I am not sure what this drive comes formatted as. Probably NTFS. But you can easily change that.
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I would think that it does not matter whether it is a Mac or PC at the client end. However, I never worked with Mac.
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I use the same one to switch between a Mac laptop and PC desktop. What's the question?
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I only tried to use it with my pc, but I read before I ordered it that it was compatible with both in case my wife wanted to use it on her macbook
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I believe you can format it for PC even though it was designed for mac. I have 350 of it designated as a mac partition and 50 of it designated as a PC partition, just in case I have to store something from a PC. You can check the LaCie website for more information.
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I use it Windows XP, with an inventory/sales program and also a library cataloging program. Plugs into the USB port, and you're good to go. We do not have any Macs at work, do not know compatibility.
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Sorry, I have a Mac and they state that it only works with Windows. Hope someone else can help.
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I am sorry to say NO. I used to have the old software, but it was only PC compatible. When I shifted to Mac OS - I could no longer use the PC version. With this cloud version you can use both Mac and PC with little to no hassle.
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I don't have a Mac but I have had no problem using it on my PC. I just plug it in and it does what I want it to do. Maybe it can't go between the two.
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Hi Jeffrey, I have used both PCs and Macs. The transition is temporary. The joy lasts a lifetime. The Apple software bundled with the Mac is designed as beautifully as is the machine.
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Yes. Just be certain to purchase the "Mac" and not the PC software bundle. That's the only hitch we've run into. Hope that helps.
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i can use it on my windows pc laptop, but it does not work on my mac - weird
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I use a PC with Windows 8.1 via USB. I have a Mac Pro, but abandoned it. I am a Windows guy. Please let me know what you find out. I may resurrect my Mac Pro at some point.
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Hi Shiki, This is very helpful. Is it easy to partition the drive? I just ordered this so I don't have the drive yet, but when it comes I'd like to back up both my Mac and PC... Do you know where to find information on how to partition? Thank you!
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I'm not familiar with Macs, this is just a switch to share one monitor with two computers, I used it with a windows XP and a Windows 8.1, two very different OS, and I had no problem switching back and forth between the two, sometimes I would have to totally turn off Windows XP, to go to windows 8(it would keep the XP resolution when going to windows 8), but not the other way around, I don't use it anymore since XP os are obsolete. So I believe it works on your set up, a friend of mine runs his IOS(remotely), on a monitor that's connected to a Windows7 with no problem.
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The box says it is compatible with both Mac OS X (10.5 or later) and Windows (Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008). I don't have a way to test if I plug it in to a Mac to see if it just works from one to another. I have read, however, that you may be able to do this with any drive by installing certain programs on your Mac. http://forum.notebookreview.com/apple-mac-os-x/192574-copying-mac-files-pc-external-hard-drive.html
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Since Mac and PC are different file structures and associations its not straight forward. you can go from PC(windows) to a Mac(running windows) or a Mac(windows programs) to a PC(windows). Anything else you'd need a 3rd party translation program. I don't know of any that are 100%. Even basic files like word documents don't always transfer properly from Mac to PC unless both do windows.