Compatibility issue?

WD External and Portable SSD External SSD for Windows
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I bought a 2T Passport that was compatible with MAC and PC.  I backed up my entire MAC and bought a PC.  Im trying to get the files I uploaded to my passport back on to my PC.  My PC see the PAssport, says it is working properly.  However, I can not access the files. 

Do I need to reformat the passport to read both MAC and PC?

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If your drive was formatted for a Mac it will not be readable on Windows. I don’t know of any free ware to make it usable on Windows. I’ve heard of this  http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive but don’t know of any free alternatives. Reformatting the drive now will wipe out your data.

Joe

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So… What about moving everything back on to a mac and formatting the drive for Mac and PC? Is that something that is possible? Would I then be able to access everything on both systems?

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If you format the drive FAT32 both Mac and Windows can use it. The down side is the largest file you can use is 4 gig. If the drive is formatted for Windows NTFS it will be read only on a Mac. There are a few thing to check in this post to make it writeable on a Mac  http://community.wdc.com/t5/WD-Portable-Drives/unwritable-drive/td-p/435872 see #6 I don’t know much about Macs.

Joe