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formating USB KEY OSX 10.11/ OS 9.2
« on: December 15, 2021, 11:16:43 AM »
Formating usb key whith OS 10.11 on Macbook....the key is not recognized on the Quicksilver OS 9.2

Formated on The QuickSilver OS 9.2...the key is not recognized on the Macbook ...

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`What do you suggest?

Thanks

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Re: formating USB KEY OSX 10.11/ OS 9.2
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2021, 03:37:05 PM »
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Re: formating USB KEY OSX 10.11/ OS 9.2
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2021, 06:59:43 PM »
Unless you are moving something that requires Mac OS formatting, just format it for Windows. MS-DOS FAT.

Then both machines should see it and be able to write to it.

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Re: formating USB KEY OSX 10.11/ OS 9.2
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2021, 08:08:48 AM »
Hi,
My old key formated  Mac os extended (see get info attachement) works ok on both OS systems...
Don't know why the new one will not...?? :Thinking:

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Re: formating USB KEY OSX 10.11/ OS 9.2
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2021, 12:40:58 PM »
Found two other old usb keys ( formated mac os extented ) that  boot whithout problem on both systems  ...
Tried all possible  formating..

Don't understand why  that new one can't  :Thinking: .. ?? :wallbash:

Any idea.??