At home I use Windows 7 in which at college we use Macs and I've just purchased a portable hard drive for my work in which the only formats available are NTFS or exFAT. Theres no FAT32 option and I understand that NTFS (the default format) will read on a Mac but not write whereas I'm going to be in need of. At home I use Windows 7 in which at college we use Macs and I've just purchased a portable hard drive for my work in which the only formats available are NTFS or exFAT. Theres no FAT32 option and I understand that NTFS (the default format) will read on a Mac but not write whereas I'm going to be in need of both. Will exFAT read and write both on Windows and Mac?

Now that I am using both a Mac and a PC, I need to be able to transfer and add/edit/delete files on my USB flash drive from both computers. One con of the exFAT system is that it only works natively on newer operating systems for both Mac and Windows PC (sorry Linux, but you will get your turn soon). Connect your Mac-formatted drive to your Windows system, open HFSExplorer, and click File > Load File System From Device. I instructed them to use the update for ExFat and prepared an ExFat drive to mail them original high quality HD video files on. It all went well until I realized some characters are.

Best Answer: 'Will exFAT read and write both on Windows and Mac?' It's supposed to, but I've never tested it. And, 'the only formats available are NTFS or exFAT' only means that, at the factory, they formatted the UHD using Windows. So, I use my Mac computer to format all my External USB Hard Drives to FAT 32. Windows still works with FAT 32, unless the File size is larger than 4 GB.

Then, any MS-Office for Mac App, or universal File type like, PDF, JPG, or RTF file, when copied to the UHD will be readable (and compatible) on a Windows PC. It's really the filetype that matters when it comes to file compatibility between OS X and Windows. TIP: On OS X, to have video file compatibility with Windows, just install the free VLC Media Player on both PCs. Yes, it does. There is no file size limit as there is with FAT 32. I use a Mac with Mavericks installed as well as Win 7 on a virtual machine and a Bootcamp partition. I also use Photoshop CS6 Extended.

On a Mac it has issues with 'write permissions.' Formatting all four of my external drives as exFAT relieved this issue, so I know exFAT will work in a Windows environment as well as a Mac Mavericks environment. I now have no 'write permission' problems.

Adobe flash player update for mac os x 10.6.8. I have been using this setup for over a year. I run my business from this setup, so I can say I know of what I speak. I had an issue with permissions a year ago when I first purchased this MacBook Pro. As I stated, formatting as exFAT will make your hard drive useable for both OSs. • Tell us some more • Upload in Progress • Upload failed.

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Locate the device name that the system designates for the drive. Here are some pointers for what the device name may look like on different platforms: • Linux: /dev/sdX where X is a lowercase letter. Look for messages about the drive attaching in the system log files or by running dmesg.

This answer explains how to format a drive in the exFAT or FAT32 file system. This allows the drive to be used on both Windows and macOS.*END A Western Digital external hard drive can be used on both Windows and Mac OSX. This is useful if a drive is being used under both to move files between the two environments. Most WD Drives come formatted in the NTFS (Windows) or HFS+ (Mac) format.