Apple A quick (but probably dumb) question

Hi,

I know naff all about macs so here goes. I've got a load of files on a usb hard drive which is formatted as NTFS. Can I just plug this in and copy the files to a mac?

 

Im not 100% on this, but it should pick it up as a PC exchange.. I think as long as they are files readable on a mac you should be alright.. If theyre mac-specific, just dont try opening them on your PC or they wont work..

 

Dont hold me to this, but i think mac os x 10.2 or later can read ntfs, but not write to it

I always use fat on removeable drives like that (where i can) as just about everything can read them

 

ah ha

from: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75320


It's for a hard drive, but the same should apply

 

Ok, thanks, I'll reformat it as fat and then try it. All of the files are jpg or office so the mac should read them