[dba-Tech] External HD

[Bryan Carbonnell]

>From the Mac format it as FAT32 or if you have a read/write NTFS
driver, you can format it NTFS directly from the Mac.

B

On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 11:22 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
> Dear List:
>
> I have a MAC which I inherited and which I intended to use with such
> certainty that I bought an external HD - a WD Passport - to keep backups,
> etc.  But I never really used it but I do need another external HD on my
> main box.
>
> Problem is when click Start-->Computer, it doesn't show up.  It was
> formatted for the MAC but I want to reformat it for Windows.
>
> It is being 'seen' by the comp - when I plug it in I get that little audio
> ba-deep that tell me a device has been plugged in.  But after that -
> nothing.
>
> How can I get this drive to be 'seen' so I can format it and start using it?
>
> MTIA
>
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
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