Mac Formatted Ipod on PC

My Ipod is currently PC formatted. If I were to format it for Mac would it still work as an external hard drive on a PC, or would I have to use special software.

would I have to use special software
Yes. MacDrive and HFSExplorer can do this; MacDrive is a commerical product with a free trial, while HFSExplorer can only read Mac formatted volumes and doesn't provide write capability.
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