hi im new to imac can you just connect a external hard drive into a imac containing music,photos and movie clips thanks
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011)
Yep 🙂 - just plug it in, and you'll see it display in your Finder!
Apple make it as simple as that ! 😝
How is it formatted, if HFS or FAT yes, if NTFS no
OS X can read NTFS as well - it's only Windows that can't read OS X format HFS.
Macs can read NTFS but not write to it natively.
Badunit wrote:
Macs can read NTFS but not write to it natively.
If the OP only wants to read from the drive that would be OK, do you know that is what he wants?
Csound1 wrote:
If the OP only wants to read from the drive that would be OK, do you know that is what he wants?
No, do you? The OP asked if the drive can be connected. It can but there may be limitations. Saying you cannot connect an NTFS drive is not correct, it is only partly correct. I know you know that.
Badunit wrote:
Csound1 wrote:
If the OP only wants to read from the drive that would be OK, do you know that is what he wants?
No, do you? The OP asked if the drive can be connected. It can but there may be limitations. Saying you cannot connect an NTFS drive is not correct, it is only partly correct. I know you know that.
Have a nice day.
can i just plug in my old external hard drive into my imac
