I recently bought my first ever macbook pro. I am having an issue transferring files from my macbook to my external hard drive. Is there a way i can transfer downloaded files from the internet to my hard drive, without formatting my usb as i read somewhere on the internet. Thanks
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Your drive is probably formatted for Windows.
NTFS (Windows NT File System)
- Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
- Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
[*]To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives:- For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon ($19.95) (Best Choice for Lion and Mountain Lion)
- For Mac OS X 10.5 and later, including Lion, FUSE for OS X
- For 32-bit Mac OS X, install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X (free) (does not work in 64-bit mode)
- For 64-bit Snow Leopard, read this: MacFUSE for 64-bit Snow Leopard
- Some have reported problems using Tuxera (approx $36), which is an enhanced version of NTFS-3G with faster performance.
- Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard and later versions, but is not advisable, due to instability.
- AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS
- Maximum file size: 16 TB
- Maximum volume size: 256TB
- You can use this format if you routinely share a drive with multiple Windows systems.
Cheers for the quick reply. My issue is i can transfer files from my external drive onto my mac no issue, it just does not work vice versa. Will a simple solution be to buy a new external drive to use with my macbook?
No, you don't need to buy another drive. Read my post, especially the first 3 bullet points and the bold text. It tells you how to enable writing to your drive.