Yes, That Flash Drive Will Work on your Mac

One of the concerns of new Mac owners is whether or not an external drive will work on their Mac. But you shouldn't fear, I haven't found a flash drive that doesn't work with a Mac yet. This is because most drive manufactures make drives that are formatted in a way that allows it to work on both Macs and PCs.

However, there are drives that are specifically formatted for Windows. Out of the box, they won't work on a Mac. You won't be able to open or read them. However, these drives can be reformatted with ease, and they'll work fine after a quick procedure. As a reminder, formatting a drive will delete all contents on it, you can't do this if you'd like to save the data on the drive.
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