If your question doesn't quite fit in any of the above, or is not receiving answers elsewhere, feel free to ask it here.

Linux Subreddits /r/linuxhardware /r/linux_devicesįor everything else, Google is your friend! Make sure to check there first! Hardware Sales /r/buildapcsales /r/BaPCSalesEurope Sell or Buy Used Hardware /r/hardwareswap /r/HardwareSwapUK /r/hardwareswapeu Click the File menu and select Load File System From Device. Programming Tips /r/learnprogramming or /r/programming To use HFSExplorer, connect your Mac-formatted drive to your Windows PC and launch HFSExplorer. General Computer Tips /r/TechnologyProTips Finally, from the Volume Format menu, choose OS X Extended (Journaled) and type a name for the hard drive. Help with a Virus or Malware /r/24hoursupport, /r/techsupport. Now click the icon for your external hard drive in the sidebar on the left then click the Erase tab along the top of the window. Technology Related: /r/technology or /r/computek.īuilding a Computer: /r/buildapc or /r/buildapcforme.īuying a Laptop /r/SuggestALaptop, /r/laptops, /r/GamingLaptops/, or /r/LaptopDeals.īrand Specific Subreddits /r/AcerAspireLaptops/, To do this on Windows 8 or Windows 7, press the Windows key once, type cmd, and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Next, open a Command Prompt window as administrator. For example, in the screenshot below, the Mac-formatted drive is Disk 2. Because the topic is so broad, please consider one of these subreddits to get better answers to your questions: First, note the number of the disk in the disk management window.

For a hard drive to be able to be read and written to in both a PC and Mac computer. This subreddit is for general discussion of computers. Most WD Drives come formatted in the NTFS. Subreddit Rules Posting Guide Please read both before posting!

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