Can this drive be reformatted to be compatible with Mac? I am wondering can this drive be formatted via disk utility with one partition HSF+ for time machine and another FAT32 for storage on both PC and Mac?
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Just to throw in my 2 cents here, the Disk Utility reformat mentioned above in Andrew's post is spot-on. The drive so far as been great to use. However, I'm running Mac 10.5.6 and it was immediately recognized when I first plugged it in: it mounted and Time Machine asked if I wanted to use it for backups... I did the reformatting anyway as the apps on board are no use to a Mac owner. BTW, the $99 price was unbelievable! Fingers crossed on reliability, Yikesboy
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yes, it comes formatted as Fat32. It can be used as is or reformatted using the disk utility in OS X
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Kimberly, I would like to know more about why you're wanting to format this drive in FAT32. Is it for Mac/PC compatibility? I would also like to know how you're using or planning to use this drive as well. Hopefully you're installing these in a RAID or NAS device of some sort as they are best suited for that purpose. If not, then I would purchase a different drive. If you're still thinking about going with Western Digital, here's a link that explains their color coding and the capabilities of each color drive. http://www.wdc.com/en/products/internal/desktop/ I hope this helps.
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Once you plug in the USB cable your Mac should recognize the drive immediately and you can just use disk utilities to reformat the drive to Mac format. Remember if you reformat it to Mac format. A PC may not be able to read the contents of the drive
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Use the Mac OS included "Disk Utility" application. Choose the MacOS Extended format if you're Mac-only. Otherwise use FAT32 if you must share with windows.Note, if you want to use it with Time Machine you will need at least one partition to be MacOS Extended formatted.
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I have about 6 floppy disks with pictures, must of been developed that way. Can I use this drive with a Mac? I no longer own a PC.
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I am not really a Mac person but the description on Amazon say it is Mac compatible. Here is a direct quote from their page: "Formatted in FAT32 for use on Windows, Mac, and PS3". That would lead me to believe it would be compatible but it might be worth a look at the makers web page just to be sure. Hope that helps some.
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This Drive is NTFS formatted so it will not work on MAC. For MAC system you will need either FAT32 or MAC journal formatted.
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I love this drive, but do not own or have used it with a Mac, but I think you made a good decision to use Time Machine, from what I read it looks like a nice system. I am using my Seagate with Linux and do my full backups using REDO backup, and my incremental with either a cp -u command manually or drag & drop from the GUI. Hope this helps.
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The Asus web site provides no answer to either hard drive format compatibility or networking compatibility with ANY type of computer. That's what's holding me back. A couple of 1 TB drives formatted HFS+ and networked iMac and Macbook Pro laptop, and I refuse to take the plunge unless there's documentation somewhere. If you find it, please post!
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Yes, this drive is compatible with the PC and the Mac. (I'm using a Dell PC running Windows XP, and a Mac running Leopard 10.5.) Formatting is not necessary on either computer. The drive works about 30 times faster on the Mac, but that could be because the PC is several years older.
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When you formatted it on your Mac, did you choose HFS+ (Mac format) or FAT32 (Windows format)? Macs can read and write to FAT32 formatted disks, but Windows cannot even see an HFS+ formatted disk without a third-party program like MacDrive. The solution is simple. Re-format the disk under the Mac's Disk Utility and choose FAT32. Be sure your data is not on the drive as it will obviously be over-written during the formatting process.
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Yes. If you format the drive to NTFS, the PC will be able to write and read the drive, and the Mac will be able to read it (but not write to it). Your best bet, if you want to be able to read and write on both PC and Mac, format the drive in exFAT (NOT FAT32, since this is an outdated file type).
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It comes formatted for PC (NTFS), but like most hard drives, it can be formatted with the Disk Utility on a Mac to HFS+. First link from Bing gives a good walk through of how to format it: http://www.ehow.com/how_2063795_format-hard-drive-mac-os.html Hope that helps!
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Yes. Drive comes formatted and can be recofnized by pc or mac. You could also reformat using Disk Utility if you choose
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If you're running a mac, use the disk utility to see what format it is. If you need to reformat it you can use FAT32 or MAC OS Journaled. http://macs.about.com/od/applications/ss/diskutilformat.htm
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Hi Dianne! This unit s formatted for Mac OS 10.5 or later operating systems and requires reformatting for Windows operating system. Compatibility may vary depending on your hardware configuration and operating system. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to use this unit with my Mac OS 10.8.5 operating system and sent it back after talking with the WD tech people. I ended up buying a G-Technology G-DRIVE for more money. Works really well. Costs twice as much, but is compatible with both Mac and Windows systems. Check out Amazon for the best prices! Hope this helps!!