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Re: Noob mac question
- Subject: Re: Noob mac question
- From: "noel_pilot" <noel_pilot@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 07:23:20 -0000
YEs you're right its a format issue. I have mine formatted as Mac OSX
Extended. I then use MacDrive on the pc so it can see the drive. I
couldnt format FAT 32 as I only have XP and i dont think that will let
you. Best way is therefore to use the mac to format as above and
install macdrive on any pcs you want to use it on!
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "White, Peter" <peter.white@b...>
wrote:
> Think I've answered my own question - the USB2 drive is NTFS,
whereas for
> OSX I think it's best to be FAT32. Still odd that in the past it has
> allowed read/write access though.
>
> I guess the only way is to copy off all the important stuff (tricky,
as I
> don't have a drive big enough), and reformat to FAT32 or one of the
native
> Mac formats? Bit of a PITA, so far my Mac 'experience' hasn't been
the
> joyous experience I'd have hoped for. I know that NTFS is a Windows
format,
> but why would it work one day, then refuse to work the next?
>
> Pete
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