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usb 3
jmc54
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October 6, 2011 9:21AM
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i would like to get a usb 3 thumb drive, but i find that most don't support the mac. Can i use any usb thumb drive and reformat it using disk utility? Thanks
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tallest skil
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October 6, 2011 9:22AM
I'm unaware if USB 3 flash drives can even be used in OS X, as there aren't drivers for them there.
Sure, USB 3 might be physically backwards compatible with 2, but that doesn't imply it will work at all.
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Sure, USB 3 might be physically backwards compatible with 2, but that doesn't imply it will work at all.