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nikeswoosh
I recently brought a macbook, but would like an external harddrive that works with both windows and mac. is there any one that does? or what type of external harddrives are out there for just mac?
Answer
You can use pretty much any USB/firewire external hard drive with a mac and a pc but you have to make sure that you format it correctly.
There are PC two formats that your PC and Mac use:
NTFS
FAT
If you format the drive as NTFS, your PC will be able to read and write to the drive, however, your Mac will only be able to read files.
If you format the drive as FAT then both your PC and Mac will be able to read and write files, but filesize is limited to 4GB. That might sound like a lot but if you are in the habit of making large dmg files or video files on your mac then FAT isn't for you.
You should also be aware that if you format the drive in either NTFS or FAT then you will not be able to use the drive for time machine backups unless you partition it and have a Mac OS Extended(journaled) partition.
The final option is to format the drive as Mac OS Extended(journaled) which will allow you to use the drive for time machine backups and this format is the Mac's preferred format. In order for a PC to read this, however, you will need to install MacDrive on it which will allow it to read all the files on there even though they are on a mac formatted disk. The only files that you wont be able to browse when connected to the PC are your time machine backups.
-- Summary --
* Format the drive as FAT if you don't mind no time machine backup and a 4GB file size limit.
* Format the drive with a FAT partition and a Mac OS Extended (journaled) partition if you want to do time machine backups and don't mind a 4GB file size limit on files in the FAT partition
* Format as NTFS (from your PC) if you want to read/write from your PC but only read files from your mac.
* Format as Mac OS Extended (journaled) and install MacDrive on your PC if you want to use time machine backups, have no file size restrictions and be able to read and write from both pc and mac.
You can use pretty much any USB/firewire external hard drive with a mac and a pc but you have to make sure that you format it correctly.
There are PC two formats that your PC and Mac use:
NTFS
FAT
If you format the drive as NTFS, your PC will be able to read and write to the drive, however, your Mac will only be able to read files.
If you format the drive as FAT then both your PC and Mac will be able to read and write files, but filesize is limited to 4GB. That might sound like a lot but if you are in the habit of making large dmg files or video files on your mac then FAT isn't for you.
You should also be aware that if you format the drive in either NTFS or FAT then you will not be able to use the drive for time machine backups unless you partition it and have a Mac OS Extended(journaled) partition.
The final option is to format the drive as Mac OS Extended(journaled) which will allow you to use the drive for time machine backups and this format is the Mac's preferred format. In order for a PC to read this, however, you will need to install MacDrive on it which will allow it to read all the files on there even though they are on a mac formatted disk. The only files that you wont be able to browse when connected to the PC are your time machine backups.
-- Summary --
* Format the drive as FAT if you don't mind no time machine backup and a 4GB file size limit.
* Format the drive with a FAT partition and a Mac OS Extended (journaled) partition if you want to do time machine backups and don't mind a 4GB file size limit on files in the FAT partition
* Format as NTFS (from your PC) if you want to read/write from your PC but only read files from your mac.
* Format as Mac OS Extended (journaled) and install MacDrive on your PC if you want to use time machine backups, have no file size restrictions and be able to read and write from both pc and mac.
How to move entire music collection to external harddrive?
Someone
Hey, i just got an external harddrive. I know drag and drop, but i cant move my collection without it messing up on itunes. Is there a way i can move them all, and not have to relocate my 1000+ songs?? Thank you... Oh, and i like to have a main music folder, then folders for all the artists... K. Thank you!
Answer
Use windows explorer to drag n' drop your files. Once you've moved them all you can categorize them as you see fit. Then you'll have to delete all the songs in your iTunes library and re-add them from the external drive (you can just drag and drop the entire music folder back to iTunes). Assuming that these are all the same files, it shouldn't mess anything up. It'll just take a while to recompile the library. iTunes merely keeps track of where your music is stored and displays them in a single interface. Personally, I hate iTunes with a passion but forced to use it because of my iPhone.
Use windows explorer to drag n' drop your files. Once you've moved them all you can categorize them as you see fit. Then you'll have to delete all the songs in your iTunes library and re-add them from the external drive (you can just drag and drop the entire music folder back to iTunes). Assuming that these are all the same files, it shouldn't mess anything up. It'll just take a while to recompile the library. iTunes merely keeps track of where your music is stored and displays them in a single interface. Personally, I hate iTunes with a passion but forced to use it because of my iPhone.
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