![]() Format the other on your PC using NTFS if you won't need to write to it from the OS X side or use ExFAT if you do. Format one using Mac OS Extended, Journaled. Partition the drive using GUID when you make the two partitions. Alternatively, you can make two partitions - one for the Mac one for the PC. "The optimum choice is to format it ExFAT, but do so on the PC, not the Mac. I went so far as to the "format" step for the drive but wasn't sure if I should just format it to eXFat for it to work for both or follow these steps below.The author recommends that we do it on PC first, but the steps seem like they are for Macs. ![]() ![]() Since I don't have a Mac right now, is it possible to format this drive for both operating systems using Windows Vista? The steps I found online for Vista weren't very helpful at all since I heard using "partition" is particularly helpful and that step isn't available for the Vista section: I would like to format it to be fully compatible with Mac as well from the get-go before transferring anything at all since formatting it erases everything from the drive I am planning to get a Macbook next month and would like to eventually back that up onto the drive as well. ![]() I got a Seagate External Hard Drive so I can back up my first laptop which runs on Windows Vista- yes, I know it's the worst operating system but it's a long story as to why I am still using it. ![]()
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