Have any of you used xfat as a formatting option? I'm in the same boat as it were, and according to my research, xfat works as fat32 does, but sans the file-size limitations. I don't yet have a Mac to try this on, but thought I'd pass the info along just the same.
Twitter: @IndigoCellist Skype: shameless_FanGirl Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2011, at 7:38 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > A USB hard drive will work with the PC and the mac, just format it with the > fat32 file system, this way, both platforms will be able to read and write to > it. > On Apr 6, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Sarah May wrote: > >> Hi List, >> >> I download a lot of books, movies, and music. I want to keep them all in >> one place besides my hard drive on the Mac or PC. I have been using compact >> flash cards and junk drives, known as memory sticks, but they don’t provide >> enough space where I can fit everything all at once. I don’t want to have >> to keep purchasing expensive compact flash cards or memory sticks. A family >> member of mine suggested that I should purchase an external hard drive. I >> told her “that was a great idea!” Now if I do this, which one should I >> purchase that will be compatable with both the Mac, PC, and my Braille Sense >> Plus? I spend three days a week at dialysis where I bring my Braille Sense >> Plus. I read books and watch movies and TV shows while dialyizing. >> Hopefully, once I am more comfortable with the Macbook, I’ll bring that as >> well. I want an external hard drive that will be compatable with all these >> devices, have a lot of memory as well, but not cost me a fortune either. If >> anyone has any great advice on this matter, I would grately appreciate it. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Sarah >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
