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    External HD question for future MBP owner

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Jonathan360, May 8, 2010.

  1. Jonathan360

    Jonathan360 Notebook Evangelist

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    So I plan to buy a MBP soon. I am switching over from Windows that I've used for ages. Anyways, I have an external HD with about 300GB of files I want copied to my new MBP. I know Mac can only READ NTFS. So that should be okay then correct? I just want to make sure I know every detail. All I need to do is plug-in the external HD then copy my files onto the Mac, then I'm set and the files will be fine and be fully usable correct? I know I can reformat the external HD later. I just want to make sure I can copy the files over from the NTFS external to the Mac HD.
     
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  2. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    No problem reading NTSF format. You can actually write to it with 3rd party drivers added. Just test and make sure your files copied are good. Should not be a problem I did the same thing several years ago. Another option is to make a DVD backup set for a perminate copy. I use NAS's to store all of my files on, a little more secure against a HD failure.
     
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