eurotrash Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hi everyone, I am buying a 4tb wd drive, but am unsure which one to choose. The 4tb WD for Mac is around 20 euro cheaper then the 4tb for Windows. I have a PC with Windows 10, so my question is, do mac drives work with PC's? Thanks in advance, eurotrash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 will work. wd support (4 z case) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, eurotrash said: Hi everyone, I am buying a 4tb wd drive, but am unsure which one to choose. The 4tb WD for Mac is around 20 euro cheaper then the 4tb for Windows. I have a PC with Windows 10, so my question is, do mac drives work with PC's? As it's formatted with HFS+ file system, it cannot be recognized by Windows systems You can try the following program to see if you can access it using Windows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, jordan4x said: As it's formatted with HFS+ file system, it cannot be recognized by Windows systems also MacDrive HFSExplorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbond Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 eh... format again with ntfs maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 1 minute ago, jamesbond said: eh... format again with ntfs maybe? sure on Mac (if it's possible) thru Paragon NTFS on windows thru HDD Low Level Format Tool or Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools\Computer management\disc management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmySvert Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Seems like ntfs formatting costs 20 euros? what the heck Micro$oft...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, JimmySvert said: Seems like ntfs formatting costs 20 euros? what the heck Micro$oft...? this is just fu**in' world we r livin' man. be smart(er) or pay-each damn step. sry for offtop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 16 hours ago, eurotrash said: Hi everyone, I am buying a 4tb wd drive, but am unsure which one to choose. The 4tb WD for Mac is around 20 euro cheaper then the 4tb for Windows. I have a PC with Windows 10, so my question is, do mac drives work with PC's? Thanks in advance, eurotrash Internal HDD from WD come unformatted, whether they are sold for Mac or PC. External drives are preformatted but can easily be formatted for the OS you are using it on. Specific Instructions for formatting for Mac or Windows can be found here. http://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=3865 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 By chance is this your drive? https://www.wdc.com/products/external-storage/my-book-for-mac.html If so it would be easy to prepare such for Windows System, via Disk Partitioninig Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogs Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Just because Windows has more users and in-turn they have more demand, WD has priced Windows version higher. They are making profit on the Mac drives and exorbitant profits on the Win drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Sometime's it boils down to the software and/or online services bundled with the hardware.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurotrash Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 On 1/7/2017 at 2:43 PM, gipsy said: sure on Mac (if it's possible) thru Paragon NTFS on windows thru HDD Low Level Format Tool or Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools\Computer management\disc management What is HDD Low Level Format? Does it lessen the life of the HD? 21 hours ago, teodz1984 said: By chance is this your drive? https://www.wdc.com/products/external-storage/my-book-for-mac.html If so it would be easy to prepare such for Windows System, via Disk Partitioninig Software This is the drive https://www.amazon.it/dp/B01LQQH856/ref=twister_B01LZVW5WS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 What is HDD Low Level Format? Low-level formatting (i.e., closest to the hardware) marks the surfaces of the disks with markers indicating the start of a recording block (typically today called sector markers) and other information like block CRC to be used later, in normal operations, by the disk controller to read or write data. This is intended to be the permanent foundation of the disk, and is often completed at the factory. Does it lessen the life of the HD? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 @eurotrash hoped u bought this damn HDD already & even drinked couple of beer for our health but seems u arn't a speedy Gonzalez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIKTOR PAVEL Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 5 hours ago, eurotrash said: What is HDD Low Level Format? Does it lessen the life of the HD? This is the drive https://www.amazon.it/dp/B01LQQH856/ref=twister_B01LZVW5WS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 if you have mac computer or plan to use mac computer why do you not keep this hdd formatted with hfs+ and install paragon hfs+ you can use this external hdd in 2 systems mac & pc windows 1/ on mac you need nothing 2/ on pc windows you need only paragon hfs+ installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurotrash Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 13 hours ago, gipsy said: @eurotrash hoped u bought this damn HDD already & even drinked couple of beer for our health but seems u arn't a speedy Gonzalez Just ordered it now. Thanks to everyone for replying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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