I would win that bet quickly, Mike - as long as the drive format is compatible with Windows, I can connect it to either pc or Mac.
Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- In my own experience, it is that simple. All my machines are Windowz based, If you are moving between Mac and Win machines, all bets are off. Mike On 3/5/2011 12:22 PM, Gail Miller wrote: > Hi...I have a large external HDD connected to my desktop computer by a > USB cable. I would like to use some of the data on the HDD on my Laptop. > Can it be as simple as moving the USB cable from one machine to the > other or am I missing something major here? > > If it works that easily, I can envision storing my photos and music on > the HDD for use on both of my computers. > > As always, thanks in advance! > Gail Miller *************************************** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************** *************************************** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***************************************