GoFlex, GoFlex Desk, GoFlex Pro, GoFlex Slim, & GoFlex Turbo

[SnackeyG]

So I'm thinking about getting Seagate - FreeAgent GoFlex 500GB External USB 2.0/3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black for school this fall and most of my classes will be on a Mac.

I don't want to limit myself just in case and I find having two drives to be a waste. So I'm just wondering if I can partion it half Windows and half OS X. I of course would change it later of I needed to for extra space on either. Thanks for any help.

[kenji57]

No reason you can't have two or more partitions

Another option might be to use paragon software so the mac can read and write NTFS partitions

http://www.seagate.com/search/?keyword=paragon

[SnackeyG]

Awesome. I'll be buying one then. I'd use that software, but I can't do that on school computers.

[kenji57]

Gotcha, in that case have a look at this http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401784-285/the-best-ways-to-format-an-external-drive-for-windo...

FAT32 could be an option for you.