OS 10.4 - Sharing Ext. HD - Mac to Mac??

kade119 · kade119 #1 (**permalink**)

06-25-2008, 02:52 PM

i'm not very familiar w/ the formats and compatibility of macs.. (pc user) but work on one... i have an external hd i need to share w/ other macs... could someone help me do this? and is it possible to do so w/o using 3party software such as sharepoints.. this external hd was already formatted so i'm not sure what format it's using..

any assistance will be greatly appreciated

using os x tiger 10.4

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

06-25-2008, 03:12 PM

chances are that the drive is formatted in PC FAT32

Here are your format options

FAT32 - (sometimes called DOS format) for sharing a disk between PC and macs

HFS+ the standard mac format - best if you are going to share the drive between macs only

To format a drive you can Use apple's Disk Utility in Applications > Utilities

kade119 · kade119 #3 (**permalink**)

06-25-2008, 03:57 PM

the drive is already been in use for like a year now.. so evidently it's formatted in one or the other correct? so what else do i need to do?

skaheadpunk · skaheadpunk #4 (**permalink**)

06-25-2008, 07:46 PM

Well, if you're sharing mac to mac, plug it into your mac and see if it works. If it does, you're all good!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Sharing printer from XP to MAC	tsolaaa	Internet, Networking, and Wireless	1	08-20-2007 07:43 PM
Sharing libraries between Mac and Win iTunes?	richarnd	iPod Hardware and Accessories	0	07-28-2007 06:47 PM
File Sharing between PC - Mac	jkulbaba	Internet, Networking, and Wireless	0	04-16-2007 10:13 PM
Disillusioned Mac desigener switches to Windows	mogwai	Schweb's Lounge	21	05-11-2006 02:05 PM
Mac Users Get More ISP Choices	schweb	Apple Rumors and Reports	1	03-06-2003 10:57 AM

OS 10.4 - Sharing Ext. HD - Mac to Mac??

Internet Services

Web Development

Digital Marketing

Consumer Tech

kade119 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 48 Mac Specs: 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon :: 5 GB 667 Mhz DDR2 FB-DIMM	06-25-2008, 02:52 PM i'm not very familiar w/ the formats and compatibility of macs.. (pc user) but work on one... i have an external hd i need to share w/ other macs... could someone help me do this? and is it possible to do so w/o using 3party software such as sharepoints.. this external hd was already formatted so i'm not sure what format it's using.. any assistance will be greatly appreciated using os x tiger 10.4
	QUOTE Thanks

louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	06-25-2008, 03:12 PM chances are that the drive is formatted in PC FAT32 Here are your format options FAT32 - (sometimes called DOS format) for sharing a disk between PC and macs HFS+ the standard mac format - best if you are going to share the drive between macs only To format a drive you can Use apple's Disk Utility in Applications > Utilities
	QUOTE Thanks

skaheadpunk #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2008 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 1,760 Mac Specs: MacBook, iPod Classic, 8GB 3G iPhone, Time Capsule	06-25-2008, 07:46 PM Well, if you're sharing mac to mac, plug it into your mac and see if it works. If it does, you're all good!
	QUOTE Thanks

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)