can i use a usb flash drive between pc and mac

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can i use a usb flash drive between pc and mac

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Hi to every one
I´m using a usb flash drive on my pc and i saved some files from photoshop (windows version) then i tride to open it on a mac and i dosen´t show up nothing. is there anything i can do to make it work between pc and mac and vice versa. my flash drive is format FAT32, is there some OS on mac that wont be compatible between pc and mac?
thanks for the help

Posted on Mar 15, 2009 2:24 PM

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joecto Author

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Mar 15, 2009 10:07 PM in response to SnakeDog

hi thank for the tip.
just want to tell you that the flsh drive is in format 32 and i first used it on my pc and saved some images on it an can´t open ona mac the sofware is ok because if i save the same work on a cd it opens my work on mac sooo thats something i don´t get or could it be my flash drive

thanks again snake dog

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SnakeDog

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Mar 15, 2009 6:52 PM in response to joecto

FAT 32 is required. So you said it is FAT 32 so it should work.

Can you see the file?

I would assume that the only problem lies in photoshop's file not being interchangeable between mac and pc. is the extension on the file the same?

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SnakeDog

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Mar 15, 2009 10:44 PM in response to joecto

Can you see the files (mac)? Can you copy the files from the flash drive onto your desktop (mac)?

If it is FAT32 and the file is interchangeable then it should work. I have a flash drive that I use between mac and PC all the time for powerpoint, word, jpg. etc.

You could try to format the drive from Mac OS and then see if the PC can read/write to it...

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joecto Author

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Mar 16, 2009 1:35 AM in response to SnakeDog

thanks for the tip i´ll format my flash drive on mac os hope i works jajaja
again thanks for help

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