Any tips on going in between PC and Mac for storage purposes? I didn't install any of the software, i just plugged it into my PC. but when I plugged it into my Mac desktop, it became read-only, making it useless for my purposes.
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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..
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You should be able to access most files that have a common app (Mac and PC) - the challenge will be saving any updates.Typically PC formatted external drives are FAT32, which will convert to the MAC, but not able to be write enabled back.The exception will be music and photos, they should be available for iTunes and iPhoto imports.
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Hi. This is a USB device. Search in Google to see if there is any software that runs on MAC. This specific unit came with a software for Windows/PC version.ThanksJanio
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There are some HD's out there now that can run both Mac and PC platforms but they have to be partitioned for each platform. I want to say Click Free has one like this now. The best thing is to inquire with the manufacture before purchasing one. Or have one for your PC and one for your Mac.
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On my computers (Macbook Air and iMac) this loads as a drive and I can backup or do anything else I can do regularly with any other type of drive with this unit, up to its capacity of 128GB. Note, though, that my experience is under MacOSX and not Windows. My sense is that it should work the same way with Windows but i have not tested it. Good luck.
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The file systems are different. You would need a 3rd party program to accomplish both. If you plug the drive into a PC and save files, MAC will not be able to read it. You can reformat it to MAC or PC. Hope this info answers your question.
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For me it just worked as is - plug it in using the provided USB cable, and the drive icon will show up on your desktop after several seconds. You can re-format it with Apple's file system (HFS+) if you only intend to use it with Apple computers, but the default should work fine too.
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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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I have a Mac, but not a PC. Works great with the Mac. Actually, just ordered another for my college-age daughter who used mine (her Mac) and now wants one for research with Evernote (?).
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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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I've never tried with any desktop (Mac or PC) yet. I think the Purpose of this device is an easy download to smartphones, tables, etc. you can always use it as a "normal" SD CARD and plug it into your desktop. I hope this will help. Pave
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I'm not tech savy at all. If you have used a PC I.e managed a PC cleaned it up, set it up maintained it. You will be just fine on a Mac. It's very straight forward in my opinion
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I would also like that information. I am sitting on the fence and wondering which I should buy PC or MAC?Also how do I transfer my folders? I also have a laptop that is a PC and want to be able to use it as well. My family all say get a desktop MAC. But I am not sure it is worth it for me. I am a writer and I get my e-mail and that is about it. I hate being on the learning curve with the MAC. What to do?
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I am looking for a back up drive and something I can use to transfer my Itunes and pics/videos from my PC to my Macbook. Is this the product I need to do both? Thanks for your help!
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I only use IOS software and it works great. Easy to set up, connect right away, even overseas. Not sure about PC or Mac. Sorry for not being able to help.
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Mac works fine - pop the microSD card into an adapter (SD or USB) and put that in your Mac, works without problems. Had some issues connecting the unit directly via USB (see my review for that)
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I was on the verge of getting a Mac if for no other reason then final cut. But I know I don't have a good hard drive, just the original 72,000 rpm included with my Emachines et1352-53, I have heard of raid setups. Could you tell me what I would need to set up something like that? also where did you get your weird software (was it Edius?)