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Problem with external hard drive

Last answer on Sep 28, 2009 9:07:24 pm BST paz, on Sep 28, 2009 9:03:27 pm BST 
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Hello,
i have a toshiba external hard drive and i format it in windows and now i can't put anything new from my mac. and i don't know what to do. i was thinking about format it in my mac but i don't know how to do that either.
i try to format it again in my pc but it doesn't give me the option for compatibility.

thanks so much

Paz

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 dancedhall, on Sep 28, 2009 9:07:24 pm BST

Hi there,

go to disk management

and shrink the drive in two parts

that is to make a partition

use one for windows and other one for mac

Thanks

   
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