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Usb hard drive can work with mac os?

Last answer on Jun 22, 2009 11:47:09 am BST Kousalya, on Jun 16, 2009 9:30:48 pm BST 
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Hello,
Ive a USB hardisk which is having word doc /pdf and picture files which were copied from windows os laptop. Im thinking of buying a mack book now, can the mac book able to read the fils from the usb external hard disk and access those files? please let me know.

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Kousalya

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 Chris, on Jun 22, 2009 11:47:09 am BST

Yes, a USB Hard Drive will be able to work. It will mount onto your desktop. Finder will probably recommend "reformatting to a mac" format. Don't do that if you want to use it again on your windows computer. Also, formatting erases all of the data.

   
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