Can I view usb stick contents from Windows 10 laptop?

[Marty_Macfly]

Hi all,

Forgive the complete beginners Mac question!

Can I view usb stick contents from Windows laptops?

The USB memory stick is less than five years old, and have saved stuff from Windows 7 and 10 laptops.

The office files, are office 365, I think. Would they open up with office 365 on a new M1 MacBook Air?

Hope you can advise

Best wishes,
Martin

 

[jz0309]

MacOS can read NTFS but not write, it can read/write FAT16/32/exFAT ... so what format is your usb stick?
Office files should open just fine ...

 

[StellarVixen]

Depending on what file system it uses.

You can read and write on FAT and EXFAT drives just fine.

 

[Marty_Macfly]

MacOS can read NTFS but not write, it can read/write FAT16/32/exFAT ... so what format is your usb stick?
Office files should open just fine ...

Hi jz,

Thanks for the quick reply guys!

I have got no idea! I just bought it from curries, and plugged into the work Windows laptop and started saving stuff onto it!

As I say, less than five years old, 64GB memory stick from curries. Whatever the bog standard file system would be on those. Sorry, I’ve got no idea!

It’s been so many years, since I’ve actually got into personal home tech, so be interesting to See how I get on with this Mac.

10 years ago, I used to do a bit of UNIX programming, funny how things come around

Best wishes

Martin

 

[jz0309]

Hi jz,

Thanks for the quick reply guys!

I have got no idea! I just bought it from curries, and plugged into the work Windows laptop and started saving stuff onto it!

As I say, less than five years old, 64GB memory stick from curries. Whatever the bog standard file system would be on those. Sorry, I’ve got no idea!

It’s been so many years, since I’ve actually got into personal home tech, so be interesting to See how I get on with this Mac.

10 years ago, I used to do a bit of UNIX programming, funny how things come around

Best wishes

Martin

I haven't used Windows in over a year (lucky me ) but at 64GB it's most likely FAT32 I'm guessing ... and I guess it is USB A so make sure you have a dongle or dock station for your M1 ... good luck