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WD Mybook not recognized

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Hauss - Nov 30, 2015 at 12:17 PM
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Nov 30, 2015 at 08:16 PM
Hello,
I have a 2TB WD MyBook HDD. For some time, it's been connected to my macbook as my sole music storage. Now that my Macbook has been deemed obsolete (Thanks el Capitan), I need to move my music to my PC. Problem is, my HDD isn't recognized by my newer PC. is this a compatability problem between Mac and PC, or is there something I can do to make it work? preferably without reformatting (loosing everything) or buying a new HDD.


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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Nov 30, 2015 at 08:16 PM
The Mac OS uses a different disk formatting system than Windows. There a a couple of programs you can buy that allow Windows to read the Mac formatted disk. I suggest you Google "mac hard disk on PC" for more info.

Good Luck

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