I've bought a new Seagate Expansion+ Ext HD, to copy content etc from an old pc running Win XP.
The HD has been detected and assigned a Drive location but when I click on it, a pop-up states it needs formatting ?
Before buying, the store and online tech spec said it's compatible with Win XP ?
I've used a different Ext HD on same pc and I don't remember having to format it.
Is the new Seagate HD not suitable or do I format it ?
Once files etc are copied, I'd like to access them on a pc or laptop running the current version of Windows, no good to me if formatting the new drive means they're only accessable on a Win XP device.
The HD has been detected and assigned a Drive location but when I click on it, a pop-up states it needs formatting ?
Before buying, the store and online tech spec said it's compatible with Win XP ?
I've used a different Ext HD on same pc and I don't remember having to format it.
Is the new Seagate HD not suitable or do I format it ?
Once files etc are copied, I'd like to access them on a pc or laptop running the current version of Windows, no good to me if formatting the new drive means they're only accessable on a Win XP device.
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