So, to use the disk with a Mac requires a reformat – either using one of the Macintosh file systems, such as HFS+/MacOS Extended (Journalled), the Unix file system (UFS – but not ext3), or FAT32 (MS-DOS file system).

NTFS is a great file system – but it is also Windows-specific, at least from a read/write perspective (Linux and MacOS X systems can only read NTFS-formatted partitions). The trouble is that, in common with most external hard disks, the drive comes pre-formatted for the NT file system ( NTFS), used by all modern versions of Windows. Well, nowadays the aluminium case makes it a perfect companion for my Mac Mini and my Fujitsu-Siemens S20-1W widescreen monitor. I wrote a couple of months back about the Toshiba PX1223E-1G32 320GB external hard disk that I bought (and which I’ve been very pleased with). Please be warned that the information here may be out of date. I don't routinely update old blog posts as they are only intended to represent a view at a particular point in time. You can copy files to and from the Windows machine from here.This content is 16 years old. Here are all the files on your Windows PC. You will see the SMB share marked as the IP address in Shared in the sidebar.A window marked “Select the volumes you want to mount” will appear with one option “Users”.It can take a few minutes to connect over a Wi-Fi connection. This might be your Microsoft Account and Password or the User ID and Password for your account. Click Registered User and enter the username and password you use to sign on to the Windows 10 PC.It’ll be marked as IPv4 Address and either under Ethernet adapter or Wireless LAN Adapter Wi-Fi (depending on your address). Maximise the screen so you can get a good view of everything. Click Cortana in Windows 10 and enter “Command Prompt”.Make sure both your Windows 10 machine and your Mac are connected to the same network.

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