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i just bought an external drive. it's 160gb and i want to split the format...80 for pc and 80 for Mac. what program do i need/could i run?

thanks.

p.s. ask me more questions if i haven't given enough info already.

2/24/2006 4:34:21 PM

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okay. the deal is that i originally formatted it for a mac on campus. now i'm at home (with my dell) and the computer's not even picking up that i have the usb hooked up.

what's next?

2/24/2006 4:38:38 PM

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nevermind. shit's straight.

2/24/2006 4:40:42 PM

marko
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THE LORD HELPS THOSE THAT HELP THEMSELVES

2/24/2006 5:18:26 PM

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it's key.

2/24/2006 7:38:04 PM

smheath
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Just use FAT32, it'll work for both.

2/24/2006 7:38:29 PM

moron
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^ That's true, but fat32 sucks. It won't hold single files over 2GB (or is it 4?) like disk images. Useless for certain types of backups.

2/25/2006 2:26:08 AM

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