# External HDD

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hdd/116383>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 17, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hdd/116383 "2004-07-17T08:26:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![rysolag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba8739/32.png) [@rysolag](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rysolag)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hdd/116383/1 "2004-07-17T08:26:45Z")

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My computer has a 200 GB internal HDD. I just purchased a 160 GB external HDD. The external is now hooked up to my windows XP Pro OS and i’m bombarding it with MP3s. If I attach it to a mac will transfering the MP3s to the macs internal be as easy as drag and drop?

thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hdd/116383/2 "2004-07-21T16:31:07Z")

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Not always true that it will work. In my program at college we all have to get external drives and we do work on both macs + pcs so I have some experience with this. _Usually_ most drives will work on both pcs and macs without any trouble, but some drives won’t show up on a mac once they have been used by pc… It won’t format it or anything right away, but you just might not be able to see it.

-EG