OS 10.5 - Recovering Files from a Windows file system

DanP · DanP #1 (**permalink**)

09-20-2008, 07:18 PM

Hi,

my brother's PC recently just fell apart, so I'm trying to recover files from his harddrive. I'm using a Macbook Pro with Leopard. I've put my brother's HD into an external case and I'm opening it up on my Mac. I can view the folder's alright, but when I try to go into his Documents and into certain folders in the Program Files directory, the folders appear to be empty.

I was thinking this might have to do with a permissions thing, but in the info of the folders it said I could read. I've never had a problem viewing NTFS from my mac. Anybody have any insight?

Thanks

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

09-20-2008, 09:43 PM

If the folders you're trying to view appear to be empty, then they probably are. You should be able to view files and folders on a drive formatted to NTFS from your MBP. NTFS is read only but if there's nothing to read...

If you have another PC available, attach the external case with his drive to the PC and try again.

Regards.

karudzo · karudzo #3 (**permalink**)

09-20-2008, 09:53 PM

I agree with chscag- you should be seeing the files. You can do the following via Terminal to track them down by extension if they still exist:

find /Volumes/WINDRIVENAMEHERE -name "*.jpg" (jpg image files as an example).

They may be in a sub-folder under Recycler (under the root of C:.

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DanP #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 20, 2008 Posts: 1	09-20-2008, 07:18 PM Hi, my brother's PC recently just fell apart, so I'm trying to recover files from his harddrive. I'm using a Macbook Pro with Leopard. I've put my brother's HD into an external case and I'm opening it up on my Mac. I can view the folder's alright, but when I try to go into his Documents and into certain folders in the Program Files directory, the folders appear to be empty. I was thinking this might have to do with a permissions thing, but in the info of the folders it said I could read. I've never had a problem viewing NTFS from my mac. Anybody have any insight? Thanks
	QUOTE Thanks

chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,968 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	09-20-2008, 09:43 PM If the folders you're trying to view appear to be empty, then they probably are. You should be able to view files and folders on a drive formatted to NTFS from your MBP. NTFS is read only but if there's nothing to read... If you have another PC available, attach the external case with his drive to the PC and try again. Regards.
	QUOTE Thanks

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