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Dumb computer question.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:26 pm

Will a Mac read the files on an external HDD created by a PC?
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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by rachelbean » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:28 pm

Yeah, obviously it can't execute exe files, but otherwise should have no problem reading any files regardless of where they were created.
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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:36 pm

rachelbean wrote:Yeah, obviously it can't execute exe files, but otherwise should have no problem reading any files regardless of where they were created.
:plot: The Mac is doing crazy shit, so I thought I'd test it to destruction. :tut:
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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by laklak » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:39 pm

Macs will read FAT32 formatted drives, but I don't know about NTFS.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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Post by rachelbean » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:44 pm

laklak wrote:Macs will read FAT32 formatted drives, but I don't know about NTFS.
Yeah, they can. Depending on the mac you may have to install drivers, but otherwise they should be fine to read.
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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by Jason » Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:35 pm

Nix machines have been able to read and write NTFS for years.. yet windoze still can't recognize an EXT# partition. :derp:

If you want to execute executables, you'll need Wine or some other windoze emulator.

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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by klr » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:12 pm

How old is this ... Mac? :what:
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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:13 pm

klr wrote:How old is this ... Mac? :what:
Dunno? How do you find out?
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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by klr » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:16 pm

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klr wrote:How old is this ... Mac? :what:
Dunno? How do you find out?
There should be a date of manufacturing round the back, or underneath. Even a way-out outfit like Apple have to do some things same as everyone else.
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klr wrote:How old is this ... Mac? :what:
Dunno? How do you find out?
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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:19 pm

Azathoth wrote:Cut it in half and count the rings
On it. BRB
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:23 pm

CLick on the apple in your menu bar and select About this Mac. Let us know what it says. :tea:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:24 pm

Sounds complicated.
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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by klr » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:25 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:CLick on the apple in your menu bar and select About this Mac. Let us know what it says. :tea:
Yes, but that would be the intelligent way of finding out. We require dumb ways, as per the thread title. :hehe:
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Re: Dumb computer question.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:47 pm

iMac 5.2. The computer guru says it could die the great death at any minute, so I'm going to torture it some. :twisted:
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