Transfer files between Windows and Mac

[420Tetrahc]

Hello again!

 

I am in need of an external HDD for school.

Since i am doing a video and camera education i have to transfer mostly video files.

But as you may know or not know in the world of video editing do they use mac and I am not a great fan of mac.

So at home i have a Gaming/Workstation PC running Windows 8.1 but at my school they have all macs.

 

So i was searching reviews for portable HDD's and i stumbeled upon a WD Elements 2TB http://www.wdc.com/nl/products/products.aspx?id=470

 

But then when i went to a webshop it said it wasn't compatible with mac without formatting. I searched if you can solve this problem but it seems that there is no useful solution for it. (I know FAT32 but 4GB?? )

 

So i looked for a drive that could do both without a problem. I then looked at the Seagate Expansion Portable HD 2TB http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/standard/expansion-portable/

But i searched and searched for a proof that you can plug it in the two OS without any problem.

 

So i went to this forum as a last resort to see if maybe you guys or some of you guys may know the answer or a different solution.

 

I thank you already for your time and effort reading and writing a comment!

 

 

Tetrahc

[79wjd]

Both windows and OSX support EXFat (Fat32 for large capacities) 

Any drive is compatible with any computer. 

 

BTW, if you buy/use a non-portable drive--something that gets power from the wall--then you should format it as NTFS as NTFS is less likely to get corrupted if the drive shuts down due to a power loss. With Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X, you can read and write to NTFS drives from a Mac. 

[Lavachyste]

Both windows and OSX support EXFat (Fat32 for large capacities) 

Any drive is compatible with any computer. 

 

exactly, could no say it in a better way

[menendez1293]

Both windows and OSX support EXFat (Fat32 for large capacities)

Any drive is compatible with any computer.

BTW, if you buy/use a non-portable drive--something that gets power from the wall--then you should format it as NTFS as NTFS is less likely to get corrupted if the drive shuts down due to a power loss. With Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X, you can read and write to NTFS drives from a Mac.

This. EX FAT will work with both OS X and 8.1 but be very careful with sudden power loss. The format scheme is very prone to corruption and is the reason why I just bought Paragon NTFS.

[420Tetrahc]

This. EX FAT will work with both OS X and 8.1 but be very careful with sudden power loss. The format scheme is very prone to corruption and is the reason why I just bought Paragon NTFS.

 

 

It will be a USB powered HDD so both drives will work as long as i set them as EX FAT?

And is it a great risk with power loss? since it is a usb powered one it will have a high risk for power losses while writing/reading.

[79wjd]

It will be a USB powered HDD so both drives will work as long as i set them as EX FAT?

And is it a great risk with power loss? since it is a usb powered one it will have a high risk for power losses while writing/reading.

EXFAT will work for both. 

I use EXFAT on my portable drive. The only danger of power loss comes from the computer running out of battery (and shutting down) or the drive being pulled loose. I guess technically the computer could restart on you...but meh. Theres really no downside to NTFS other than that you need a program like Paragon NTFS to write to it from a Mac. So, if you only deal with your own computer then get Paragon and format as NTFS. If you need to use it with multiple other computers then either parition the drive so you have an EXFAT partition for when you do need to use it on another device, or leave the whole thing as EXFAT. 

[420Tetrahc]

EXFAT will work for both. 

I use EXFAT on my portable drive. The only danger of power loss comes from the computer running out of battery (and shutting down) or the drive being pulled loose. I guess technically the computer could restart on you...but meh. Theres really no downside to NTFS other than that you need a program like Paragon NTFS to write to it from a Mac. So, if you only deal with your own computer then get Paragon and format as NTFS. If you need to use it with multiple other computers then either parition the drive so you have an EXFAT partition for when you do need to use it on another device, or leave the whole thing as EXFAT. 

 

I think I am going for an EXFAT then thanks for the help everyone!!

[OLLYBOP7LIVE]

You have a Gigabyte Board, an Intel CPU and a GTX780, Why not hackintosh your machine so that your on the same level as your school is and if getting software on your own is hard then I'm pretty sure your school will provide the right software if you ask them for it.

[420Tetrahc]

You have a Gigabyte Board, an Intel CPU and a GTX780, Why not hackintosh your machine so that your on the same level as your school is and if getting software on your own is hard then I'm pretty sure your school will provide the right software if you ask them for it.

 

Used to using windows like it more so no option

And then i still want to use my drive in home and for other peoples PC's

[OLLYBOP7LIVE]

Used to using windows like it more so no option

And then i still want to use my drive in home and for other peoples PC's

 

Whatever you enjoy more, but a hackintosh as a secondary os could be an idea if it makes it easier to follow along with your lessons, but stick with what the others said so you can use windows.