Ah....I bought the wrong thing. Can I format this to use with Window 8.1?
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Western Digital offers two Passport Edge hard drives...one for Windows the other for Mac. I purchased one of each. The Windows version is plastic, top to bottom. The Mac version is aluminum. It is sturdier and visually more appealing than the Windows version. I have since purchased another Mac drive to use with my Windows laptop. For anyone interested in this drive...BUT the MAC version and format it for NTFS. The drive is fast and small, but has a lot of storage space, overall...a great buy.
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iolo site says Win 8. Not specific re; 8.1 but one would think 8.1 would work as well.
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Honestly it should work, however I don't know as I don't own windows machines
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Comes preloaded with windows 8....you could reformat it and put 7 one it if you own a copy
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I haven't upgraded to windows 8.1 yet, so I'm not sure how to solve that issue. Sorry.
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I ordered a refurbished version of the Snowball Ice and it did NOT work with windows 8.1, The new versions should work though.
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Yes, I used it with windows 8.1 but it should make no difference between 8 and 8.1
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When I bought it several months ago Windows 8.1 was not available. I'm fairly sure 8.1 is there now if you purchase this machine.
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I don't have Windows 8 but a quick search using Google shows it is compatible....
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I got it to work with windows 8.1. I ended up returning it b/c it stopped working after the 1st time i used it.
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It does NOT work for me. I have 8.1 windows. I don't know how anyone else has gotten it to work
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I do not have Windows 8 or 8.1 yet. It is possible one version might work differently than the other.
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Sorry, I can't help you. I'm a Windows 8.1 user. It works fine with that and with Windows 7.
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I bought it and the specs on the box indicate that it is not for use with Windows 8. Ergo not for use with Windows 8.1.
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Here's a link to the page. Make sure you click on Windows 8, not 8.1. You can upgrade to 8.1 later in Windows Store. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only
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Yes i got it specifically for my new window 8 its now 8.1 of course. Segate works just fine. Takes a few minutes to set up, but looks after itself after that
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No clue. We installed it into a "custom" case. Alas, doesn't work with Windows 8.1. Supposed to work with 8 but go figure s