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Hello, 
When I plug in my external hard drive (250 GB) My Windows XP computer recognises it, and says that it's found a new USB mass storage device, but when I click 'start', and go into my computer - it doesn't show up anywhere. I've used this hard drive on a mac before, and it's worked fine, but it doesn't seem to work on PC's (or just this computer). I can also eject it, and then the computer says it's ok to safely remove - and I've tried a search and everything, but I can't seem to actually find the icon that will allow me to enter into my hard drive, and access the files. Can anyone please help!!!
Thanks in advance



Configuration: Windows XP / Internet Explorer 8.0

xpcman · Answer

If you formatted the drive on the Mac then a PC will not be able to read it.  A drive needs to be formatted in FAT32 to be read on both PC and Mac.

xpcman · Answer

yes formatting it in FAT32 will erase all the data. 

Microsoft Windows XP limits a FAT32 volume to 32GB it quits formatting when it hits the 32GB mark. You can download this free program - it should allow you to format the whole drive. You can also partition it into a number or FAT32 partitions and NTFS partitions. Good Luck 

https://download.cnet.com/EaseUS-Partition-Master-Free-Edition/3000-2248_4-10863346.html?tag=mncol%3Bpop&cdlPid=10982635

Good Luck

I cant see the files onMy external hard drive

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