can i use this to transfer file from a pc to a mac?
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Yes you can use it if the drive is formatted using FAT32. However doing so has a limitation because FAT32 FS cannot support individual files greater than 4GB. Also you will see a degraded performance regardless of which hard disk you buy.
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Yes, you can store any data on it. If you are going to be using the drive with both Mac and PC, you should consider reformatting it as ExFAT, which is fully compatible with both. It will provide the most flexibility.
751742
You would have to find a way to get the hard drive to work for both a Mac and a PC before anything. Then i believe if the pictures are in some type of JPEG format it shall work.
1340088
It will hook up your pc to your Mac via thunderbolt using an Ethernet cable. I am not sure about your Mac recognizing the connection
1972749
Not sure. I couldn't get it to transfer Mac to Mac. Didn't work for me at all.
779409
The USB drive should be recognizable by any device with a USB Port. the only thing that would be incompatible is if you have a proprietary file type exclusive to Mac trying to run it on Windows. Files like pictures, videos and such should all be fairly universal and transfer with no issues.
800770
This drive is probably formatted for a PC only. I purchased one that would not work on a Mac and returned it. Look closely at the descriptio and see that it work on the Mac OS.
1548110
Yes you can. It would need to be reformatted in order to work with both systems. It's default format is NTFS (Windows friendly, not Mac OS). Using a Windows PC and possibly the Mac you can reformat it to exFAT which will allow read/write on both platforms.
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No one has responded. My tech expert son believes that we will be able to do it. We will try this afternoon. I will hopefully be able to update you on our progress. Only other issue is that I do not have sufficient memory on my MacBook Pro right now...so we will try to transfer "through" the Mac to an external hard drive.
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No. I bought this with the idea of doing that. I wanted to transfer files with this item as a bridge between my iPad and my laptop. It does not work that way for me.
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I can't really say as I don't have a mac but would think as long as you can plug in the usb it would. It transfers great on to my PC just like you were using a flash drive.
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Yes you can. I worked with Filemaker on Mac and PCs and you're able to transfer the DBs easily.
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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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Yes, you can, but it depends on the operating systems of the two computers. Here's an article on the subject. http://www.ehow.com/how_6353102_transfer-pc-using-usb-cable.html
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Files such as txt, doc, pdf, and other cross-platform files can be transferred over to a Mac from a PC as long as you have formatted the hard drive correctly (exFAT). I'd definitely recommend reading up on the drive format and transferring files as there are a lot of great online resources. Keep in mind that .exe or executable files (applications) are not cross platform and therefore you can't open up MS Word from a PC on a Mac. However, documents, videos, etc. should all have some cross-platform application that can read/write them when required. Although, some content may need to be transformed (video formats on PC aren't super kind on Mac). One final note - fonts. You may have awesome files that are formatted with great fonts and the like on a Mac or PC. These layouts don't translate well in Word or Powerpoint due to the differences in fonts from one platform to the next. PDF is a great way to ensure accurate layout, but expect layouts to shift if fonts differ from one computer to the next. PS I use Unix, PC and Mac, so I have a lot of ways to transfer content between the three (although I use UNIX primarily for serving web content and programming, so that's not that relevant here). Also, if you want to run Windows on a Mac, I would recommend looking into Parallels or Boot Camp. I prefer Parallels because I can have Windows apps open along with Mac apps at the same time. Just make sure you beef up on RAM and processor speeds. Knowledge is power, so make sure you use the web to fill in your knowledge gaps. Don't want to lose data!
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Yes. That's exactly what I used it for. My OS is Windows 7 Ultimate. I did not try it on the Mac platform, but apparently there is no Data Migration tool for a Mac. I guess you're just supposed to clone your boot drive there. For Windows, it works great. You can use this for a variety of reasons besides SSD data migration, and even if your mobo doesn't support USB 3, it is backward compatible with USB 2.
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You should be able to. It has a mini USB port; so if your Mac has an extra USB input, it should work. I use a PC with Windows 8.1 and I can see and download the pictures in Windows Explorer or any other picture software. Hope this helps!!