# Mac mini, linux hardrive

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-mini-linux-hardrive/151919>\
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**Created:** [June 19, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-mini-linux-hardrive/151919 "2005-06-19T15:33:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![krnmikel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@krnmikel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krnmikel)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-mini-linux-hardrive/151919/1 "2005-06-19T15:33:31Z")

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hello, i have a mac mini. i was wondering if any external hardrive will work for apple products? like if a external hardrive works on a pc would it work on my mac mini. also the second question is that could i boot linux off the external hardrive? is that possible? because i want to run os x at times and ubuntu linux at times. thanks in advance =D.