Multiple Partition Drive OS/Device Compatibility?

[trymeout]

I am planning on getting a Internal HDD WD 3.5 Inch Drive which I can mount to my computer with a HDD dock. Now I want to have two partitions on this drive and be able to access both partitions on Operating Systems such as Windows, 7, 8.1, 10, Mac OSX, and common Linux distros like Ubuntu.

I did a test with a Verbatim USB Stick by using MiniTool Partition Wizard but when I created it it said it will not work on Windows. It did work on Windows 10 which was the computer I created the two partitions on but I tried plugging it into my Windows 7 laptop and it only read the first partition. On my Mac it works.

I want to ensure if I do this with my Internal HDD WD 3.5 Inch Drive that both partitions can be accessed on as many OS as possibles. I am unsure if it is the drive itself or the OS. Any advice would be most appreciated!

 

[samuria]

Welcome to the forum. What format did you use the problem is with Mac as Windows and Mac don't play well together and can cause corrupted systems

 

[trymeout]

I used exFAT on both partitions. I choose exFAT since NTFS does not work on Mac since it was made by Microsoft. Would FAT32 be better than exFAT for OS & device compatibility?

I can read both partitions on Windows 10 and Mac. But It will only read the first partition on Windows 7 and I am unsure how multiple partitions work on Ubuntu and other Linux distros.