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External Hard Drive for backup

Caito
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So, my friend is looking for an external hard drive to use to backup his files, but he has both a windows pc as well as a mac. I read that windows and mac use different file systems which means that drives need to be formatted to the appropriate file system (unless the internet is wrong). But I am wondering if there are any external drives that can be used both by windows and mac simultaneously? And if so which one is the best?

PC Specs: Case: NZXT Phantom 530; Motherboard: Maximus VI Formula; CPU: Intel Haswell I5 4670k; CPU Cooler: Intel Stock (for now); RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 2x4GB 1600 MHz; GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7950 DD; HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Black; SSD: Samsung 840 EVO; PSU: Corsair AX 860; Monitor: Asus MX23H

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Are there no drives (or software that comes with it) that automatically allow compatibility with osx and windows?

PC Specs: Case: NZXT Phantom 530; Motherboard: Maximus VI Formula; CPU: Intel Haswell I5 4670k; CPU Cooler: Intel Stock (for now); RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 2x4GB 1600 MHz; GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7950 DD; HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Black; SSD: Samsung 840 EVO; PSU: Corsair AX 860; Monitor: Asus MX23H

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