NTFS drive to el captain
I got a disc ntfs 3 TB external that I use for my Mac. Now, I have determined that it's ntfs, I can't write for her. So my solution is to copy the data to 2 TB hard compatible Apple and reformat the original 3 TB drive from Apple compatible. The question can I reformat the old drive of 3 TB NTFS for Apple? Should what format I use? Would it not readable if I plug it into my old Windows machine?
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The question can I reformat the old drive of 3 TB NTFS for Apple?
Yes. If you want access to read and write for Windows use one of these FAT: MS-DOS (FAT) or ExFAT. For exclusive use on a Mac, use OS X extended (journaled) or (logged, Encrypted).
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