How can I access the files on my Seagate 500 GB external hard drive on my new Windows 8 Laptop?

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Christophe

I have used my external HD with my prior computer which was Macintosh and it worked fine. But in the past when I have tried to use this HD with Windows computers it does not let me access the files. Now that both of my Macs aren't functioning I went with a Windows 8 Laptop, and I am trying to access my HD files on this Laptop. I see in the control panel that the Laptop is picking the portable hard drive up, but when I goto my computer to look at my HDs the computer does not see it, only the laptops internal drive. I am not as familiar with Windows as I am with Mac so I think maybe I am doing something wrong.

Answer
a mac supports many filing systems
windows only supports fat32 and ntfs and afew other variants not worth mentioning

that means if you formatted the drives on a mac, chances are you used a MAC ONLY
filing system.

you can usually BOOT a Linux Live CD and MOUNT the drive as linux can see enough
filing systems to get at the stuff(usually) then you can copy off the files onto a windows
formatted partition on the pc.

What is the best recommended portable external hard drive on the market?

Sam

I'd done some looking around on Newegg, Bestbuy, and Amazon for prices on portable external hard drives. The prices look affordable, but the customer reviews put me on edge. Some had said the hard drives (specifically the Seagate Ultra Portable 1 terabyte drive) caused their computer to crash with Windows 7. Others found the (Seagate) drives were poorly constructed and were useless in three months. What are some great drives for the prices these days?

Answer
WD(western digital) is usually good and there passports are good also. The 500gb here http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/B0041OSAZS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1306477962&sr=8-3

Or a 1tb http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/B0041OSQ9S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306477962&sr=8-1. They are also usb 3.0 and 2.0

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