![]() However, if you format the drive with a file system called ExFat, both PCs and Macs will be able to read files placed on it by either machine. That means if you save files onto a USB flash drive with a Mac, your PC might have trouble reading those files, and vice versa. However, in order to do that you’ll need to format the drive in a special way.īy default, Macs and Windows PCs format their drives using different file systems, and the file systems they use aren’t completely compatible with one another. The answer to your question is yes, you can use a USB flash drive (aka thumb drive) to transfer files between your MacBook Pro and your sisters’ Windows PCs. Rick’s answer: I have great news for you, Kerrie. Is this going to be a problem or can we all write files onto the same thumb drive and have the other computers be able to read them? This is the only option that’s available to us right now because I don’t have a Windows PC and neither of my sisters has a Mac. If I copy files from my MacBook Pro onto a thumb drive will my sisters be able to copy those files from that same thumb drive onto their Windows PCs? Question from Kerrie: I have a MacBook Pro and don’t own a Windows computer. ![]() ![]() Note: The links in this post are affiliate links. ![]()
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