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    NTFS + Mac write to?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Runeknight95, Oct 12, 2007.

  1. Runeknight95

    Runeknight95 Notebook Consultant

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    (Just so you know I Hate macs)
    macs are very good for videos and pictures(beter than windows) I dont undertsand why they use FAT32? and not NTFS? My uncle owns a mac and we deal with 6Gig+(you can not transfer single files larger than 4 gig) videos when we go diving etc.... this creates a problem when storing videos (internals are only so big) and its not possible to copy over to a 750Gig hard drive and work between the 2 operating systems.

    So what Im asking is there a way to copy files onto a harddrive that is NTFS (My 750gig external) in mac, He is running Tiger, I believe the latest version 10.x something
     
    Runeknight95, Oct 12, 2007
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  2. Sam

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    Macs don't use FAT32 by default...they use HFS+.

    Anyways, one way is to buy MacDrive for Windows, which allows Windows to read and write to HFS+ drives (Mac OS X formatted drives). Another method is to get MacFUSE, which is free and allows OS X to be able to write to NTFS, however, this slows down the transfer speed a lot, so its not that recommended.

    And just a note, OS X Tiger is Mac OS 10.4.

    Oh, and not too sure, but I believe NTFS is licensed to Microsoft. NTFS stands for NT File System, and that's from Windows NT.
     
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    Runeknight95 Notebook Consultant

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    I apreciate the fast response, I think the MacFuse would be more logical becuase all of our Computers are windows based except 1(then again it should be a short download and install for Macdrive), so the 750 External hops around, It may slow down rates but I can wait.

    Did not know where to start my research for this thank you.
     
    Runeknight95, Oct 12, 2007
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    No problem. Happy to help out.
     
    Sam, Oct 12, 2007
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    A more direct and cheaper way of doing this would be to use MacFUSE and ntfs-3g. This would allow you to write files onto the HDD from the OS X side, whereas MacDrive works from the Windows side. While either method will ultimately work (it just depends your starting point), MacDrive costs $50 for a standard license, whereas MacFUSE/ntfs-3g is free.

    http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/
    http://www.ntfs-3g.com/

    An alternate method would be to share the drive as a network drive between Windows and OS X. Some helpful information here:
    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=125172
     
    taelrak, Oct 12, 2007
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    I agree with Taelrak, networking the drive is going to be the fastest, and least painful way to use a drive between different OS's.
     
    cashmonee, Oct 13, 2007
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    GaMeFaNaTiC, Oct 13, 2007
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