- #HARD DRIVE FORMAT FOR MAC AND PC MAC OS#
- #HARD DRIVE FORMAT FOR MAC AND PC INSTALL#
- #HARD DRIVE FORMAT FOR MAC AND PC PC#
- #HARD DRIVE FORMAT FOR MAC AND PC WINDOWS#
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to two. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.Īfter DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list.
#HARD DRIVE FORMAT FOR MAC AND PC PC#
Format the other on your PC using NTFS if you won't need to write to it from the OS X side or use ExFAT if you do.
#HARD DRIVE FORMAT FOR MAC AND PC MAC OS#
Format one using Mac OS Extended, Journaled.
Partition the drive using GUID when you make the two partitions. Alternatively, you can make two partitions - one for the Mac one for the PC. "The optimum choice is to format it ExFAT, but do so on the PC, not the Mac. I went so far as to the "format" step for the drive but wasn't sure if I should just format it to eXFat for it to work for both or follow these steps below.The author recommends that we do it on PC first, but the steps seem like they are for Macs.
#HARD DRIVE FORMAT FOR MAC AND PC WINDOWS#
Since I don't have a Mac right now, is it possible to format this drive for both operating systems using Windows Vista? The steps I found online for Vista weren't very helpful at all since I heard using "partition" is particularly helpful and that step isn't available for the Vista section:
I would like to format it to be fully compatible with Mac as well from the get-go before transferring anything at all since formatting it erases everything from the drive I am planning to get a Macbook next month and would like to eventually back that up onto the drive as well. That should say “Applied all the…” not “Apply all the.”.I got a Seagate External Hard Drive so I can back up my first laptop which runs on Windows Vista- yes, I know it's the worst operating system but it's a long story as to why I am still using it. what you want the name to be) and click “OK”. You will be asked how you want to “partition” the hard drive:.Click on the “Create” button from the top:.Keep in mind the hard drive will not be exactly as advertised on the box (i.e. You can do this by seeing if it is “unallocated” and the hard drive size. Verify the disk you have selected is your “Mac hard drive” and not one of your main hard drives. Single left click on the hard drive to select it.If you have more than one hard drive in your computer, your hard drive may show up as “Disk 3”, “Disk 4”, etc.
#HARD DRIVE FORMAT FOR MAC AND PC INSTALL#
Download and install Partition Wizard on your computer.That being said, what to do if you have a “Mac hard drive” but you are a Windows user? Well there are many ways to turn the “Mac hard drive” into a “Windows PC hard drive” but I did it this way (in my opinion it is the fastest, most simple, and universal method): A “Mac hard drive” will work just fine on a Windows PC (after a little work). The physical hard drive, the actual hardware, is the exact same and will work on a Mac and Windows PC both. A “Mac hard drive” is formatted using HFS or HFS+ while a “Windows PC hard drive” is either FAT or NTFS. You see the only difference between a “Mac hard drive” and a “Windows PC hard drive” is the file system. Well people, if you ever happen to see a good deal on a “Mac hard drive” yet you are a Windows users do not pass up on the deal. I say “successful” because by reading the posts made by some people, Best Buy (and/or Western Digital) has effectively convinced people people this external hard drive is a proprietary Mac hard drive and will not work on a Windows PC… as if Mac and Windows PC use different hardware (ha-ha). I had to chuckle at the obvious (yet successful) marketing at work here. Turns out Best Buy is selling a 1 TB “Mac” Western Digital My Book for $65 (you can get it for $58 with 10% off coupon). Naturally I jumped when I read that and decided to get more info. I was roaming SlickDeals as I usually do and came across a post about a 1 TB USB external hard drive going for $65 (!).
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