Macbook and Windows

If it is formatted for a Mac, Windows can't read it.

If you need to transfer between Mac and Windows, format it ExFAT. However, that will erase what is on it, so you would need to move it somewhere while you reformat the drive.

rohithaditya2000 wrote:

USB FLASH DRIVE WORKS ON MAC BUT NOT ON WINDOWS?

Like i have a Sony 16GB and it perfectly works on a macbook but not on any windows PC, like it just not even detects the USB, even though it detcets it says can't open the flash drive or sum, but its working perfcetly like uploading or downloading files, its done smoothly in mac book pro 15" 2017 model.

I do need the DATA. NO ERASED OR CORRUPTED. and i use this pendrive only to transfer. suggest any methods which can help me to transfer beteween two differnt OS without any data loss, using pen drive.

Thanks in Advance.

Windows can not read/write a drive formatted for Mac. What format is the drive?

The drive must be formatted exFat to be used by both MacOS and Windows.

I would use a cloud drive like iCloud, GoogleDrive or OneDrive if the amount of data being shared is not too large.

There is another option if the flash drive is formatted for Macs as either HFS+ or APFS. Paragon Software has programs that will let a Windows computer read Mac formatted drives.

See: https://www.paragon-software.com/home/

dialabrain wrote:

There is another option if the flash drive is formatted for Macs as either HFS+ or APFS. Paragon Software has programs that will let a Windows computer read Mac formatted drives.

See: https://www.paragon-software.com/home/

I'm always a little hesitant to recommend use of an evaluation version of an app:

https://download.paragon-software.com/doc/Software-Evaluation-Agreement.pdf

BobTheFisherman wrote:

I'm always a little hesitant to recommend use of an evaluation version of an app:

Well, you could always purchase it outright then it would not be an evaluation version. 😎

In any case, their software has worked for years.

dialabrain wrote:

BobTheFisherman wrote:

I'm always a little hesitant to recommend use of an evaluation version of an app:

Well, you could always purchase it outright then it would not be an evaluation version. 😎

In any case, their software has worked for years.

Good point ; )

"How can i do that from my mac. and the data is around 10GB. i prefer USB here

First, you have to copy the data off to somewhere else. Then use disk utility to erase the disk using ExFat as the format.

😎