PC files on Mac hard drive - ok?

Woudl storing my pc files on my mac cause corruption/damage to the files?
Thanks,
Bob K.

Nope, and in fact I've backed up the data on my work computer (small hard drive) onto my a thumb drive and then onto my home computer.

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Transferring pdf files the desktop Mac to my iPad used to be simple.
How did you do it before?
What version of ios? What version of Mac OS X?
There are lots of ways of moving files.
A simple and popular way to copy files and share files among your devices.
https://www.dropbox.com/
"Box lets you store all of your content online, so you can access, manage and share it from anywhere. Integrate Box with Google Apps and Salesforce and access Box on mobile devices" Rated the most secure cloud storage by SkyHigh Networks. You can buy a license to run box one of your servers.
https://www.box.com/
Using iTunes to transfer files:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4094?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Files Connect -- "Cloud Storage services like Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk, Google Docs/Picasa, Facebook photos, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV ... AFS (Apple File Shares) SMB (Windows shares) protocols"
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/files-connect/id404324302?mt=8
"The kiteworks mobile file sharing solution provides secure creation, viewing, and sharing of enterprise content on smartphones and tablets while providing IT and security teams the administrative controls to manage user privileges and access rights necessary to ensure enterprise security and compliance." " Includes choice of private cloud on-premise."
http://www.accellion.com/solutions/mobile-enablement/mobile-file-sharing
"Dukto is a simple application that allows you to share files between devices connected to the same (wireless) LAN network."
http://www.tidal.it/?page_id=309&lang=en
http://www.msec.it/blog/?page_id=11
You could look into Apple's airdrop.
"To share content with AirDrop, both people need one of these devices using iOS 7 or later, or a Mac with OS X Yosemite"
Use AirDrop to wirelessly share content - Apple Support
Robert

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My little memory stick uses MS-DOS and it works on both mac and windows.
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I know how to change it once you tell me so don't waste your time writing about changing it.

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WARNING: FORMATTING A DRIVE ERASES IT COMPLETELY !!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661
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If you want to delete all backups of a selected item, such as for space or security reasons, see #12 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.

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Since the new Mac is different than the old one you can't clone (well you could but it will break the machine) the old drive to the new one.
However you can use the adapter above and software Apple provides in the Utilities folder on the NEW MAC, called Migration Assistant to transfer your User to the new machine.
However this might not be the best course of action as it can transfer unwanted data and cause problems in the Library, old programs that won't run on 10.7, etc.
You can simply create the same named user on the machine (System Preferences > Accounts) log into it and then connect the external drive with the adapter and copy the contents of your users folders over and place into the same.
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I have two external hard drives. One is my Time Machine backup drive. The other I use for external storage of files (documents, photos, movies, etc). Can I set Time Machine to backup BOTH my Mac hard drive and my other external hard drive?

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http://www.halfspot.com/use-your-pc-hard-drive-for-time-machine-backup/

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