With an external hard drive, you can efficiently transfer large files between computers running the same operating system type. However, it could be a totally different story if you plan to do this between a Mac and a PC. That's because, the two platforms have their specific file systems by default: Windows uses NTFS, while Mac use HFS+ or APFS. Out of the box, Windows can't read or write to HFS+/APFS and Macs can't write to NTFS drives.
By Juno | Posted to NTFS for Mac, updated on August 6th, 2019 |
WHY YOU NEED MICROSOFT NTFS FOR MAC BY TUXERA. When it comes to Windows NTFS-formatted USB drives, Macs are only built for reading. That means you can open files stored on those drives, but you can’t edit, copy, move, or delete those files using your Mac. Mar 15, 2018 There are several options for this, and you’ll need to choose one: Paid Third-Party Drivers: There are third-party NTFS drivers for Mac that you can install. Free Third-Party Drivers: There’s a free and open-source NTFS driver you can install on a Mac. Apple’s Experimental NTFS-Write.
Though the default file system is really a hurdle to use one external hard drive between Windows and Mac, there're still file systems that can connect the two worlds, i.e. FAT32 and exFAT. Thus, in order to use the same external hard drive on both Macs and PCs, you can format your external hard drive and make it compatible with both macOS and Windows OS.
But before that, it will be helpful if you know some background information and do some preparations.
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