- Jan 27, 2012
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I recently purchased a WD My Passport Ultra 2TB for photo storage. I'm in a digital photo class and wanted to have a large drive to dump photos on when I finish the class. It will also act as a middleman between camera to online storage on Flickr.
I will be using this drive primarily on Mac systems (my laptop is currently running 10.9.4, and the school computers are all 27-inch iMacs), though I'd like to have cross compatibility with Windows systems, for versatility.
The drive is currently formatted in NTFS, and I can't write to the drive on my Mac. Which format would be the best for my purposes? It would seem that exFAT would be preferable since it can be used on both Windows and Mac OS systems. However, WD's website gives a warning about using drives on both platforms at once:
"If the drive is being used on both a Mac and PC, there is always the chance of files being corrupted. Mac's and PC's are different platforms, and their file systems function differently. Please remember to keep a backup of all files before sharing between Mac and PC computers."
I'd like minimal chance of file corruption, as this drive will act as a backup for photography, among other things.
I will be using this drive primarily on Mac systems (my laptop is currently running 10.9.4, and the school computers are all 27-inch iMacs), though I'd like to have cross compatibility with Windows systems, for versatility.
The drive is currently formatted in NTFS, and I can't write to the drive on my Mac. Which format would be the best for my purposes? It would seem that exFAT would be preferable since it can be used on both Windows and Mac OS systems. However, WD's website gives a warning about using drives on both platforms at once:
"If the drive is being used on both a Mac and PC, there is always the chance of files being corrupted. Mac's and PC's are different platforms, and their file systems function differently. Please remember to keep a backup of all files before sharing between Mac and PC computers."
I'd like minimal chance of file corruption, as this drive will act as a backup for photography, among other things.
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