#Format lacie for both pc and mac mac os x#
#Format lacie for both pc and mac portable#
#Format lacie for both pc and mac pro#
#Format lacie for both pc and mac plus#

I have no idea what format the Lacie will initially come as but for arguments sake lets say it will be HFS+ which is the standard format used by Macs. As standard a Mac can read NTFS but cannot format or write to NTFS. The Windows drive in your Dell itself will be in NTFS format. I want everything in one place rather than in two separate places.

#Format lacie for both pc and mac plus#

Plus I want to be able to have all my data stored on only ONE of these hard drives and not both. My main goal is to be able to use either one of these hard drives on both my Mac and PC without having all of my data erased.The trick is getting either one of these hard drives compatible to use for both my Mac and PC if I need to switch off from one to the other without loosing my data.

#Format lacie for both pc and mac pro#

Am I able to format my LaCie hard drive to have it read/write on PC and Mac, then after it's formatted successfully, I plug it into my Dell computer along with my Toshiba hard drive, drag and drop my data from my Toshiba hard drive to my LaCie hard drive (using my Windows based Dell computer), then have everything on my LaCie hard drive ready to be read/written on both my new MacBook Pro (Mac) and my Dell XPS (PC)?

#Format lacie for both pc and mac portable#

I purchased a LaCie 1TB Porsche Design Portable Hard Drive along with my new computer. I want to know if this option will work for me: I know that in order for my Toshiba hard drive to be compatible with the new OS X, it must be formatted, but I will be loosing all of my data (total of 260gb). I have a 1TB Toshiba Canvio Slim ii external hard drive that I keep everything on. The computer I did use prior is a Dell XPS 13 running Windows 10.

#Format lacie for both pc and mac mac os x#

Follow the on-screen instructions when the New Simple Volume Wizard appears.Hi, I just purchased a new MacBook Pro that is running on Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.5.

To create a new partition, right click on the volume and select New Simple Volume.

If it is currently formatted, right click on the partition and then choose Delete.

The partition must be available to format.

From the list of storage devices in the middle of the Disk Management window, locate your LaCie device.

In the search results, double-click Disk Management.

Go to Search and then type diskmgmt.msc.

Make sure the storage device is connected to and mounted on the computer.

For Format, select OS X Extended (Journaled).

This will be the name displayed when the drive mounts. This feature was introduced in macOS 10.13 and is not available in 10.11 or 10.12. The view button is in the upper left side of the Disk Utility window. If you donвЂ™t see two entries listed in the sidebar, change the view in disk utility to show both the drive and the volume. MacOS starting version 10.13-Make sure to select the disk and not just the volume. A FAT32 partition can reach up to 32GB when formatted on a Windows PC. However, FAT32 is a legacy file system designed for low capacity hard drives and it is not recommended for modern hard drives or operating systems. exFAT is not a journaled file system which means it can be more susceptible to data corruption when errors occur or the drive is not disconnected properly from the computer.ДЇAT32-Compatible with Mac and Windows.

APFS is only supported on macOS 10.13 or later.Д®xFAT-Compatible with Mac and Windows.

Format LaCie Mobile Drive to HFS+ if you intend to use it with Time Machine.

You cannot use an APFS-formatted disk as your Time Machine backup drive.

While you can format your hard disk drive (HDD) in APFS, performance may be degraded when files on the drive are routinely subjected to extensive editing (for example, large-scale image, video, audio, and music editing). This is the best format if you intend to use LaCie Mobile Drive with Time Machine.ДЄPFS (Apple File System)-An Apple file system optimized for solid state drives (SSDs) and flash-based storage systems. Windows cannot natively read or write to HFS+ (journaled) volumes. Mac OS Extended (HFS+)-The native hard drive file system for macOS. macOS can read NTFS volumes but cannot natively write to them. Use Disk Management (Windows) or Disk Utility (Mac) to format your drive in non-native formats. Format your drive for optimal performance with just a few simple clicks.