Location preferences don't work anymore

Tankei
Tankei Member Posts: 2 Newcomer

It doesn't work anymore but I don't find why. I'm new on Mac, I'm from Windows. Can anyone help me ? Thanks !

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  • Jeremy_NI
    Jeremy_NI Customer Care Posts: 11,657 mod
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    @Tankei Unfortunately ExFat will not work properly, you really need to format the drive to APFS. Unfortunately that means another drive if you want to use the products on both Windows and Mac.

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  • Jeremy_NI
    Jeremy_NI Customer Care Posts: 11,657 mod

    @Tankei The Application location should stay on your suystem's drive. You say "it doesn't work anymore", you mean you installed the applications on your external hard drive and it used to work?

    What's the format of that drive? On Mac, it should be APFS: Notes on Hard Drive Formats on Mac Computers

    Maybe this article will help too: How to Change the Install Locations in Native Access

  • Tankei
    Tankei Member Posts: 2 Newcomer

    Hello @Jeremy_NI, thank you for your answer.

    I finally found the problem thanks to you. It is due to the Hard Drive Format. It is currently in NTFS because I downloaded NI applications with my Windows machine. So now, I need to format my hard drive to be compatible with both. ExFAT seems to be the best choice, isn't it ?

    Sorry for my English from France ahaha !

    Tankei

  • Jeremy_NI
    Jeremy_NI Customer Care Posts: 11,657 mod
    Answer ✓

    @Tankei Unfortunately ExFat will not work properly, you really need to format the drive to APFS. Unfortunately that means another drive if you want to use the products on both Windows and Mac.

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