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Dumb external hard drive question...
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BaroqueMama
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Dumb external hard drive question...
My husband has a dell and uses an external hard drive to store everything. I have a MacBook, can I use the same external hard drive for my laptop? I just want to get all the pictures off here and saved, but I don't want to buy a new hard drive and there's way too many pictures for a thumb drive.
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Posted 7/12/10 10:08 AM  |
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hbugal
Lesigh
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Re: Dumb external hard drive question...
As I understand it...
No you cant....
I just bought a Mac and I have to get a new External Hard Drive...
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| Posted 7/12/10 10:11 AM |
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BaroqueMama
Chase is one!
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Re: Dumb external hard drive question...
Argh! I was really hoping it could be that simple 
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| Posted 7/12/10 10:12 AM |
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Nifheim
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Re: Dumb external hard drive question...
i can use mine for both pc and mac but to be honest you can get corrupted files that way (or this is the old mentality) I think it would be best to have two just in case.
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| Posted 7/12/10 10:13 AM |
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hbugal
Lesigh
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Re: Dumb external hard drive question...
Posted by prncsslehcar
Argh! I was really hoping it could be that simple
Dont quote me on this though....
From what my DH said I have to get a new one. But...either he is wrong or I understood him wrong.
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| Posted 7/12/10 10:19 AM |
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HelloThere
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Re: Dumb external hard drive question...
The external I just bought has instruction to format the whole drive a certain way if it's going to be used with a mac. So I believe it's usually for use for 1 or the other, not both.
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| Posted 7/12/10 10:22 AM |
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BabyBoy
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Re: Dumb external hard drive question...
different file formats for the most part...i would not interchange the two.
for the price of external hard drives, buy a new one.
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| Posted 7/12/10 10:39 AM |
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