Mac+To+PC+-+Making+the+Move

=Backing Up Files from Mac= As teachers and students transition in our district from Macs to Windows 10, there are some important things to not miss. This wiki has Getting Started with Windows 10 section that is helpful after teachers have made the transition. Before that, teachers will want to backup and move files, folders, and bookmarks from their laptops to either the CMCSS server or a personal external hard drive. Below are links that cover the backup to the server. toc

CMCSS Server Directions
**Backing Up Bookmarks to the Server** @http://tinyurl.com/BookMarksToCMCSS

**Backing Up Files to the Server** [|**http://tinyurl.com/FilesToCMCSS**]

**Backing Up Photos to the Server to Move them from Mac to PC** [|**http://tinyurl.com/PhotosToCMCSS**]

External Hard Drive Directions
If you are using an external hard drive, make sure that it is viewable on your new Windows laptop. If it is made for Mac only, the files and folders will not show on your new Windows Device.

http://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=291#excap
 * For a new, empty hard drive, follow these directions... **

Mac friendly files will remain on one side while a new section can be added to the empty space to hold Mac/Windows friendly files. Only Mac/Windows section may show on your new Windows 10 Device.
 * For a hard drive with existing files that you don't want to erase, you will want to Partition, or divide, the drive into 2 sections. **

Follow this link, @https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/format-drive-for-windows-and-mac

NOTE: For the formatting from a Mac, Step 6, __DO NOT__ Erase if you have already stored irretreivable files to the external drive. Skip to Step 7. > 7. With the drive selected in Disk Utility, ** click Partition **. > - from Laptop Mag's article linked above
 * 6. ** Click Erase ** and OS X will format the drive.