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Can I use windows External HDD and SSD on Mac os?
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<blockquote data-quote="salian" data-source="post: 2391601" data-attributes="member: 95867"><p>Just format the external drive using the Mac while specifying exFAT. This is most cross-compatible solution for your own drives.</p><p></p><p>However if you want to write to other people's drives (which might typically be NTFS formatted) then you need to install NTFS drivers on Mac. Else NTFS is read-only on Mac by default.</p><p></p><p>Lastly if you want to use the Mac's built-in Time Machine backup software then you need a drive that is formatted in APFS (preferred) or HFS+ (older). Such a drive won't be Windows-compatible. </p><p></p><p>As for wireless transfers, I use Airdrop or AirDroid but those are typically slow and unreliable. Wireless is suitable only for the odd file or photo, not for whole directories and sub directories of files.</p><p></p><p>The modern solution is really to <a href="https://techenclave.com/threads/synology-diskstation-nas-2-bay-2-pcs.207811/" target="_blank">get a NAS</a> and use that to store your important stuff (or offload large media files) on the local network. Your old HDD can also plug into the NAS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="salian, post: 2391601, member: 95867"] Just format the external drive using the Mac while specifying exFAT. This is most cross-compatible solution for your own drives. However if you want to write to other people's drives (which might typically be NTFS formatted) then you need to install NTFS drivers on Mac. Else NTFS is read-only on Mac by default. Lastly if you want to use the Mac's built-in Time Machine backup software then you need a drive that is formatted in APFS (preferred) or HFS+ (older). Such a drive won't be Windows-compatible. As for wireless transfers, I use Airdrop or AirDroid but those are typically slow and unreliable. Wireless is suitable only for the odd file or photo, not for whole directories and sub directories of files. The modern solution is really to [URL='https://techenclave.com/threads/synology-diskstation-nas-2-bay-2-pcs.207811/']get a NAS[/URL] and use that to store your important stuff (or offload large media files) on the local network. Your old HDD can also plug into the NAS. [/QUOTE]
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