toshiba 2tb on a mac
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I have a PC, but I see on the Amazon website that another respondent says that this unit is compatible with Mac.
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Here is a quick tutorial for reformatting this drive to work on a Mac. Very easy and helpfulhttp://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/291/#exfatmac
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I currently have a 1tb usb drive connected and it works great. I don't see why it wouldn't support 2tb.
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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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My 4TB drive is used as a backup drive in a Mac Pro computer (I have four internal drives). The first drive was faulty but it was promptly replaced by Western Digital and the replacement now works without any problems.
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Yes, the drive is compatible with a Mac, you'd just have to reformat the drive for the Mac file system, not a big deal to do though.
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Yes this drive is compatible with a Mac. I plugged it in, opened up Disk Utility, formatted it (Mac OS Extended (Journaled) to be exact) and it's working just peachy. I even partitioned it, about half for backups and the other half for other stuff.
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Yes. You should have no issues. I believe the enclosure accepts up to 4TB. I'm also using my Macally via Firewire 800.
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I got the Toshiba-branded multidrive from a Radio-shack, and it works, but I'm sure any external burner will do. The only thing to remember is that Windows Explorer won't list the drive unless you stick some media in - even a blank disc.
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Yes it is.....when you get the drive reformat it to Mac os extended journal
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A.J., Thanks for your post, I have just done the same thing and it works a treat. My Mac picked up the Seagate drive on the desktop with no bother. Seems like the case and heat issues are letting Seagate down here.F
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Yes. I connect mine to the Firewire on my 15" MacBookPro. I've got a 2TB that's used to back up my entire laptop, plus I created a second partition for old photos. Plus I don't keep the G-Drive on all the time. I turn it on every two days, run a backup, then turn it off.
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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.
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I have a Lacie external drive with a thunderbolt port connected to the thunderbolt port on my MacBook Pro. If your MacBook Pro or external HD does not have a thunderbolt port, there might be an adaptor you could get to modify. Hope this helps
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No. This macBook pro uses IDE type of drive. SATA interfacewill not work.Mike
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I have two DVD drives hooked up to my Mac. I can't imagine that Macbook won't allow one connected even though it has a built in. My MacBook is 4 years old & it works fine with two different DVD drives I own. Neither are made by Apple.
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Yes, you could format it as a NTFS or FAT32. Mac (as well as Windows obviously) supports both.