[mac4theblind] Re: external hard drive conversion
- From: John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:08:42 -0500
You can use a FAT32 formatted drive with a Mac. It is a read/write format
supported in Mac OS X. It just can't be used as a Time Machine destination or
a format for a system volume. The only point to remember is that if you save
Mac files to it and then use the drive in Windows, you might see some of the
typically invisible files hidden in Mac OS X, which will start with underscore
and a period.
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On Jan 22, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Scott Davert <scottslistmail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is there any way to not lose my data on an exteranal HD and use it on
> a Mac with something that is currently formatted in fat 32?
>
> Thanks!
> Scott
>
> On 1/22/13, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Is the drive showing up in disk utility? If so, go into disk utility and
>> select it and find out what kind of partition it has. You may have to select
>> the "partition tab to show this. But don't do any repartitioning if there is
>> stuff on the drive you need to keep because repartitioning will erase
>> everything. I think what David means by "what is the history" is "what kind
>> of computer was it being used on before" and "what does it now have on it?"
>>
>> --
>> Cheryl
>>
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>> and the meditation of my heart
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>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 22, 2013, at 8:03 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> what is the history of the drive?
>>>
>>> On Jan 21, 2013, at 11:15 PM, Kerri <shalom75@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello, all. I have an external hard drive onto which I cannot copy files
>>> from the mac, nor can I copy from the drive to the mac. What do I require
>>> to make this drive readable? Thanks and have a great day.************
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