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Re: file transfering prob mac/windows



That's a weird one.  I'm not sure why you're having
that problem.

--- "L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Mark,
> No... all we did is hook up both HDs into his mac
> and
> then this happened hooking it back to my
> PC.Everytime
> i want to open my HD it wants to format it.
> would maybe restoring files with XP going back to
> the
> day before we did this work?
> thanx
> Luis
> 
> --- mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Did you accidently format it as a Mac drive?  If
> you
> > use standard... I'm not even sure what you call
> it,
> > "windows" format I guess, the mac will read it as
> > well
> > as it's native drive formatting, but XP will not. 
> I
> > think there's an inexpensive utility though for XP
> > that lets it read mac formatted drives.  I never
> > hook
> > my laptop to the internet (ok, that's a lie, I do
> > when
> > there's a call and response license thing like NI
> > uses) so I transfer files using a windows format
> usb
> > "thumb" drive.  That's probably easiest.
> > 
> > --- "L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi gang,
> > > a friend of mine brought his new sea gate 300GB
> > > external usb HD to swap files from our external
> > > backup
> > > sea gate HDs, both plugged into his mac book.The
> > > first
> > > time we plugged my HD into the mac we had to
> > restart
> > > it for it to recognize it but then it was
> > recognized
> > > and did the transfer successfully,but this
> morning
> > i
> > > plugged my HD back to my windows PC and every
> time
> > i
> > > try to open it,it just asks "do u want to format
> > > your
> > > HD?"however his HD is recognized on both
> platforms
> > > without a problem!
> > > anybody has a clue what happened? have i lost
> all
> > my
> > > backup files?is transfering files from different
> > > O.S.
> > > through an external usb HD a forbidden sin?
> > > thank you all!
> > > Luis
> > > 
> > > www.myspace.com/luisangulocom
> > > 
> > >
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