No, you can do this in windows by connecting it and opening the context menu in the computer window, choose format and choose fat32 for the format type. You can do this on a mac using the disk utility, although it calls it erasing the drive instead of formatting. On Apr 7, 2011, at 7:04 PM, Sarah May wrote:
> > Hi Mike, > > Thanks for the information. Now is it difficult to format the drive to the > Fat 32? > > Sarah > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 6:39 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: looking for an external hard drive compatable for both mac and > pc > > 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. > -- 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.
