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Posted on 27/04/10 8:42:07 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Format large drives with FAT32
As I'm about to change to Mac, I find I need to reformat my external drives to Fat32, so I can use them both with my new Mac and my PC laptop. Finally found a nice easy way of doing it, after spending days trying http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm It really works and is very quick. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 28/04/10 02:41:56 AM |
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nerdtron
Neutron Neth Posts: 76 Reply  |
Re: Format large drives with FAT32
So you mean external drives that are NTFS formatted can't be read/write on Macs? Hhmm... I didn't know that Macs don't have support for NTFS. _________________ left-brain invention! |
Posted on 28/04/10 02:56:20 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply |
Re: Format large drives with FAT32
Well that is what Ihave been told. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 28/04/10 09:14:20 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Format large drives with FAT32
Seems a very helpful link Vibeke. Thanks. Vibeke's correct according to my understanding, but not an expert on Mac OS. There are some driver / OS software solutions available to enable you to mount and read/write Window partitioned NTFS disks, but some/most solutions seem prone to errors/corruption. The web has plenty more discussions and links to software. I guess if go down this path, be very aware and careful. |
Posted on 01/05/10 01:06:11 AM |
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Paul 2007 thru 2010
Lego Legend Posts: 361 Reply |
Re: Format large drives with FAT32
With FAT32 you can only store files of 4GB and smaller. 4GB sounds big until you try to store a DVD image. I recently went the other way and reformatted my FAT32 external drive as an NTFS so I could use it for large files on both Mac and PC. So far using NTFS-3G on the Mac I've had no problems. |
Posted on 02/05/10 8:16:23 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply |
Re: Format large drives with FAT32
Thanks Paul, I knew there were some programs out there, but having spent a small fortune on the New Mac I had to draw the line somewhere. My external drives are mainly for my photographs and until I also upgrade my laptop to Mac I will need to be able to access them from both systems. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |