External hdd works on mac but not on windows and tv

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Third123 - Feb 20, 2017 at 09:32 PM
 Third123 - Feb 22, 2017 at 08:32 AM
Hello! So my external hard drive still works on mac but it cant be recognized on windows and tv. I tried the steps on forums but it doesn't show up on diskmgmt and I also tried to uninstall the drive. When I connect it to my windows pc and tv, it only turns on its light. I tried formatting it on mac but still the results were the same. What can I do about it? Thanks
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,163
Feb 21, 2017 at 05:20 AM
Hello

Your HDD, once used on a Mac OS will take on Apple's system configuration. You will never be able to use it on Windows. They are totally incompatible.

Sorry
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I've been using the hdd between windows and mac a year and a half then it suddenly stopped working on my windos computer and my tv.
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