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    Partition format in boot camp?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Holydirt, Aug 19, 2007.

  1. Holydirt

    Holydirt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello!
    Well, I know os x can read a hard drive formatted in fat32, but I was wondering, if I formatted my windows partition in ntsf, could windows read my os x partition still? Thanks!
     
    Holydirt, Aug 19, 2007
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    There is software that allows Windows to read Mac-formatted (HFS+) files, and there also is software to <strike>read</strike> write Windows-formatted (NTFS) files.

    To write to a NTFS-formatted file in Mac OS X, get MacFuse. To read and write a HFS+-formatted file in Windows, get MacDrive.

    EDIT: Edited, thanks cashmonee.
     
    Sam, Aug 19, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Just to clarify, OS X can read NTFS no problem. It just can't write to NTFS. Windows can not read or write to HFS+. So if all you need to do is read NTFS, you don't need any extra software or drivers.
     
    cashmonee, Aug 19, 2007
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