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Format for Windows without losing info....

My USB key is used between two Windows computers. For the first time today when plugged in at the home computer, a message came up saying the key is formatted for Macs and asks if I want to format the USB. Will I lose my information is I select 'yes'?

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Yes you will. Try to read it on another Windows computer to see maybe it was realy formatted to Mac sometime along the way.

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Plugged it into another Windows computer and it still said it needed to be reformatted so sadly I lost my information. Thank you for all the help!

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