Transfer pc files to mac

WD External Drives External Drives for Mac
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Hi all!

I’m not too literate with these things. I got a new mac book as a gift, but my files are all on my old pc. I would like to transfer these files to the mac book. I did pick up a new Western Digital Passport, but I have no idea where to begin.  Any help is greatly appreciated. 

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your mac has a completely different file system than your old pc.  that is if you’re using a windows pc.  first of all, you’ll need to determine which files can be transferred.  secondly, you’ll need to make sure that the passport is formatted to a file system that your mac can read.  you can also see if apple has a utility that will allow you to read your passport if it’s formatted ntfs.  you’ll need to talk to apple more about this.

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If the old PC is Windows the external needs to be formatted NTFS. There is a utility for Mac Called NTFS-3G http://mac-free.com/download/NTFS-3G.html that should allow you to use the same drive on both the Mac and Windows.

Joe