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Help retrieving files from simpletech 320gb hard...
posted by art4vcu on Mar 15, 2008
i have a pc and mac...in order to transfer files from pc to mac, i partitioned the external hard drive so that it could work w/both. a few weeks ago, i transferred all files from pc to the external hard drive...seemingly successfully. now, i've connected it to my mac...both drives appear on my desktop, but i cannot seem to find any of my transferred files. am i doing something wrong??
Clarification Request
by IB4G2008, posted on Mar 16, 2008
well..if this works for you, and you can make more than one of them, you'll be a rich man. The operating systems for mac and pc are quite unique, and usually, placing the files on a disk, does NOT make for ease of access..wish it weren't so.
got printer drivers?
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posted on Mar 17, 2008
MasterI have to admit I haven't used a Mac since high-school, but I can tell you that my first thought on this problem was "file system".
Most external HD's are formatted to be used on a Windows PC, and many are even formatted as NTFS. If this is the case, last I heard anyways, Mac OS doesn't support NTFS.
My suggestion is to use either machine to format the external HD (**you will lose all data on it**) as a neutral file system. By that I mean one which will work on both operating systems.
I could be wrong about this, and Mac OS may support NTFS, but if that's the case somone will be kind enough to correct me.
Most external HD's are formatted to be used on a Windows PC, and many are even formatted as NTFS. If this is the case, last I heard anyways, Mac OS doesn't support NTFS.
My suggestion is to use either machine to format the external HD (**you will lose all data on it**) as a neutral file system. By that I mean one which will work on both operating systems.
I could be wrong about this, and Mac OS may support NTFS, but if that's the case somone will be kind enough to correct me.
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