Will this work with a Mac? I have an iMac running OSX Lion - just got it in May. Do I have to reformat it for the Mac?
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What I've read on the Internet, if you reformat it, you can. The programs that are on it are of no use to Mac user. You might check with the software co., itself:Customer SupportNTI Corporationhttp://www.NTICorp.comClick here for contact information or call (949)421-0720 from 9AM to 6PM Pacific Timeand see if they have anything for the Apple stuff, but I doubt, never hurt to try, though. Anyway, this drive comes already formatted for Windows NTFS. The included works great with Windows XP. It doesn't seem to agree with Windows 7 but you can back your Windows 7 with the software that is part of Windows 7, with no problem.Hopefully, I answered several questions. What I've read on the Internet, if you reformat it, you can. The programs that are on it are of no use to Mac user. You might check with the software co., itself:Customer SupportNTI Corporationhttp://www.NTICorp.comClick here for contact information or call (949)421-0720 from 9AM to 6PM Pacific Timeand see if they have anything for the Apple stuff, but I doubt, never hurt to try, though. Anyway, this drive comes already formatted for Windows NTFS. The included works great with Windows XP. It doesn't seem to agree with Windows 7 but you can back your... » Read More What I've read on the Internet, if you reformat it, you can. The programs that are on it are of no use to Mac user. You might check with the software co., itself:Customer SupportNTI Corporationhttp://www.NTICorp.comClick here for contact information or call (949)421-0720 from 9AM to 6PM Pacific Timeand see if they have anything for the Apple stuff, but I doubt, never hurt to try, though. Anyway, this drive comes already formatted for Windows NTFS. The included works great with Windows XP. It doesn't seem to agree with Windows 7 but you can back your Windows 7 with the software that is part of Windows 7, with no problem.Hopefully, I answered several questions. « Show Less
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It never worked with my iMac. I still use it daily, just not the software tracking.
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Mac OS 10.6 or newer - I have been using it with Lion for 18 months with no issues.
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I'm a Mac user not Windows. However, I believe it does not matter what system you are running as long as it's formatted correctly.
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Yes. The Mac version is (obviously) formatted to be fully compatible with all Macs. You can very easily format it to an exFAT file system (look for tutorials online) to make it work seamlessly with any modern Mac AND Windows computer. BTW, consider upgrading from Mountain Lion to the latest OS X Mavericks. It's easy and free.
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Hi, Rob Yes, it does work with the Mac, but I'm not sure about the latter versions of the operating system. I have used it with my MacBook Pro, and it's running fine with the OSX 10.5.8 version. Hope that helps. -Steven-
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The one for the Mac, no - it's formatted for Mac only. If you get the Windows version, then it should work for both.
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Mine works with both Mac and PC. Never had that problem. I don't think I even formated it. I'd say contact silicon and ask them since I'm pretty sure there's a warranty through them.
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There's some reviews that mention they used it on a Mac but one doesn't mention version and the other says it works for MacOsX 10.6 and 10.7...I have a 10.5 so does anyone knows if it works on a 10.5? Thanks!
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Does this also mean it works with an iMac (27" monitor) with Mac OS-X Lion?
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I don't have a Mac but it works immediately with both Windows and Linux machines. Neither needs any extra software to be loaded. I would be surprised if it didn't work with Macs.
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Hello, I don't know if it works with MAC.....haven't tried it! But good luck!
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I don't know, I'm still using Mountain Lion, but I would assume it would work for your Mac regardless of which operating system you use.
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I ran the software in a Windows VM on Mac OSX. It's been a while since I set it up, but I probably did it that way because there was no OSX version. Hope this helps.
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Don, I'm using it for Windows 7, and it works fine. Never tried using it with Mac though....
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when i purchased mine it was formatted for mac. In windows i had to format it in disk management to fat32 to work for both mac and windows.
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I talked about this in my review, actually, as my hd didn't come with the driver.. You have to install the driver in order for it to work on the mac unless you want time machine to reformat it for you (but then it won't work on a PC). There's also this link..http://blog.nolar.info/ntfs-3g-in-mac-os-x-lion-10-7-with-read-write-support/Hope that helps..