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    After thinking about this some more, it seems that you probably formatted the drive initially on Mac...the options are something like:

    Mac OS Extended
    Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    Mac OS Extended (case sensitive) UNIX File System

    If you used any of these formats, a PC will not recognize the drive. What you want to do is format the drive as FAT (MS-DOS FAT) This way it will be recognized on both PC and Mac.

    So to sum it up. If you want to use it on both...plug it back into your Mac and back it up somewhere. Then reformat the drive as FAT and put your data back onto it. After that you wont get this silly message on PC asking if you want to format the drive.

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    • i figured, thanks man!pr2
    • no problem man...glad to help.designbot
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