Cross Plateform External HD?

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Hi,

Is there any compatiblity issues when it comes to external HD between PCs and Macs? I am looking into getting one to use between the two plateforms and was wondering if it's even possible.

If possible, any recommendations?

Thanks,

Al
 
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,

I know that there were Macs and PCs on my old employer's network, but I never bothered to find out what file system they were formatted under or what drivers were required to permit both to access the same file system.

There is/are devices that allow USB drives to sit on an ethernet network without the intervention of a server, but once again, I cannot speak to the file system or drivers.

I suspect that you need to take this to a forum where the up-to-date computer geeks hang out.
 
I would suggest getting a NAS (Network attached storage) and set up a small network. With OS X you wont have any problems with cross-platform problems...but if you use something other then OS X.....you will need to Get a program called Dave.

Of course if you need to use this drive for direct access ...like recording audio on it...Network is not the way to go...(slow)
 
An external firewire/usb harddrive that's FAT32 formatted should work. I assume Macs can read FAT32.
 
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