Will this drive work on my PC too? I'm migrating from PC to Mac, so that dual compatibility would be a saver
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Yes, it should work on any Windows PC. The driver for it updates immediately, and you can access it as you would any drive on your computer.
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Video How To: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-O_9VrCw-o NTFS - Windows Exclusive Format MS-DOS (FAT) or FAT32 = Windows or Mac or Linux (NOTE: FAT format does not allow moving files larger than 4GB) You can also format it in about 3 different "mac exclusive" formats, if you will only use it on a mac.
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I haven't personally used the passport on both mac/pc. But in the past I used a pc at work and was migrating to a mac (and used a mac at home), and it was because WD drives were dual compatible, that I chose this brand. In my current case, I no longer work on a pc, and when I purchased my WD Passport, I purchased the one pre-formatted for mac - so I don't know if it (being pre-formatted mac) would work on a PC. I'd google around for an answer. There is a format choice that allows both mac/pc compatibility.
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Video How To:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-O_9VrCw-oNTFS - Windows Exclusive FormatMS-DOS (FAT) or FAT32 = Windows or Mac or Linux (NOTE: FAT format does not allow moving files larger than 4GB)You can also format it in about 3 different "mac exclusive" formats, if you will only use it on a mac.
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Yes, all external hard drives are compatible with both windows and mac, it just depends on how you format it.
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My understanding is that it will work for either Windows or Mac but will need to be formatted when used with a Windows system. It is my understanding that once it is dedicated it is not recommended to the use the Gdrive back and forth between the two different computer systems. Hope this is helpful.
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Yes the drive is fully compatible with Mac OS X leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion. Tried it on all platforms because I help friends and they had all those operating systems. Hope ya buy it.
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I honestly do not know if this drive is Mac compatible. It was such a waste of money and a piece of garbage it hardly even worked for PC. What I can tell you is this drive: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008AJLPYS/ref=oh_details_o02_s01_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 IS Mac Compatible and works awesome on PC and Mac and Linux. Its a bit more money, but it really is worth it. Dont even bother with the one for your question, its not worth 1$.
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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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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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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.
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Yes it is compatible with Windows 8Install the pre-loaded NTFS driver for Mac and use the drive interchangeably between PC and Mac computers without reformatting.
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I did not try it on mac, but when i was downloading an upgrade i saw a version for mac. It works fine on windows pc
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I own a Mac & PC.Works like a charm on both these Operating Systems!Read my review in the 5 stars section for more details
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I am no expert on Windows PC's but as far as I know there is not any Mac only memory. If you haven't done so maybe you should check the Crucial website which should tell you the exact type of memory you need. If it is the same then I would think it should work fine.
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Hey, it's me again. I just went to there site and everything I saw said Mac compatible in the description, even though the Clickfree brand drives say "Multi-PC", I think one has to take the "PC" as a broad definition for any "personal computer", not just a windows. I still don't know if one can back up a Mac and a Windows computer on the same drive. The developers are REALLY bright from what I read in an article so I wouldn't be suprised! Just wanted to do some more research for you, but I still encourage you to go to there site as it is early in the morning and I'm getting ready for work... Cheers! Hey, it's me again. I just went to there site and everything I saw said Mac compatible in the description, even though the Clickfree brand drives say "Multi-PC", I think one has to take the "PC" as a broad definition for any "personal computer", not just a windows. I still don't know if one can back up a Mac and a Windows computer on the same drive. The developers are REALLY bright from what I read in an article so I wouldn't be suprised! Just wanted to do some more research for you, but I still encourage you to go to there site as it is early in the morning... » Read More Hey, it's me again. I just went to there site and everything I saw said Mac compatible in the description, even though the Clickfree brand drives say "Multi-PC", I think one has to take the "PC" as a broad definition for any "personal computer", not just a windows. I still don't know if one can back up a Mac and a Windows computer on the same drive. The developers are REALLY bright from what I read in an article so I wouldn't be suprised! Just wanted to do some more research for you, but I still encourage you to go to there site as it is early in the morning and I'm getting ready for work... Cheers! « Show Less
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@TonyI believe you could. You'd have to create two partitions on the drive, one formatted in HFS+ (for Mac) and the other in NTFS (for Windows). I have never done any such thing but it might be worth a try. Of course, as these drives have come so far down in price, why not just buy two, one for Mac and the other for Windows?
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yes, the device in general is USB so it will interface. It will depend on the format of the drive as to how it is accessible. MAC can read NTFS, so your friend shouldn't have a problem. But yes it will work fine for both. The software that come with it can be downloaded for either pc or mac
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I have used it on both Mac and PC and have daisy chained it with other drives on FireWire. It will do everything you are asking about here.
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This drive comes formatted to work with a Mac. You would have to reformat it to work with a PC.