Running Windows XP Pro system with Lacie 150Gb external hard drive (all music, photo & film files are on it).
2007-01-02 21:28:22 · 5 answers · asked by Raygun 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Running Windows XP Pro system with Lacie 150Gb external hard drive (all music, photo & film files are on it). Don't want to lose all these files if the drive has to be formatted to use with a Macbook.
2007-01-02 21:33:45 · update #1
I dont know much about MAC .. I am also going buy MAC soon. I also hav external HDD. I searched over internet and found that if HDD is NTFS it will not work because MAC only " reads " NTFS system. I think if your HDD is FAT32 then you will not get problem and u dont have to format your hard drive.
2007-01-02 21:40:06 · answer #1 · answered by saadmohsin1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may use your device between machines safely. I myself transfer between a Mac and a Windows notebook with an external hard drive with all my media and I am able to work on both laptops with all the files I need.
2007-01-02 21:41:33 · answer #2 · answered by headaches abound 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Usually external storage media, be it a hard drive or a USB Flash drive are hot swappable meaning you can transport from one computer to another. I assume only data is stored on it and not an OS.
2007-01-02 21:34:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which Distribution are you using? in case you utilize Debian or comparable then maximum contain Gnome G-Parted, it somewhat is commonly recent in device settings. i could even however advise downloading Gnome G-Parted for loose and putting it on disc, then boot it manually on the laptop which I surely have performed. it somewhat is an amazing little utility and it additionally helps you to format to HFS+ for Macs. the only different suggestion is to open the terminal interior the applications Menu and command it to format. Google the instructions for the job.
2016-11-26 00:19:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,Macs just work. You could install Parallels desktop on your new Mac and run Windows virtually on your desktop..your external hd won't know the difference.
2007-01-02 23:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by johndeereman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋