Mac OS Extended (Journaled) + WIN XP??

bennjiboi · bennjiboi #1 (**permalink**)

09-30-2007, 02:03 AM

Hey guys I have asked about formatting external HDDs from NTFS to FAT32 so i can switch and backup between my WINDOWS machine and my Mac but I have another question..

I managed to format my external HDD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) but my question is, will i be able to read / wrtie to it on my WINDOWS machine?

Or will I have to make it FAT32 to be able to switch between?

*confused*

thanks!

newcitizenship · newcitizenship #2 (**permalink**)

09-30-2007, 02:41 AM

You'll need to reformat it FAT32 to be able to read/write on both computers. Windows can't read or write HFS(+), and Macs can't write to NTFS.

bennjiboi · bennjiboi #3 (**permalink**)

09-30-2007, 04:17 AM

I have formatted using Disk Utility ( Mac OS Extended Journaled ) I installed iPartition but I cant seem to format to FAT32.

Can I use Disk Utility to format to FAT32?

I have a 80gig external HDD and it has 3 partitions 25gig each.

bennjiboi · bennjiboi #4 (**permalink**)

09-30-2007, 04:18 AM

I tried but I have not been able to

newcitizenship · newcitizenship #5 (**permalink**)

09-30-2007, 07:00 AM

You can use Disk Utility. Open it up, select the disk, select 'Erase', then under Volume Format, change it to MS-DOS/Windows/FAT32 (I can't remember exactly what is says, but it's one of those!).

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Member Since: Jun 16, 2007 Location: Sydney, Bondi Posts: 442 Mac Specs: iMac 27" 3.06Ghz 4G Ram\| iPhone 3G 8Gb	09-30-2007, 02:03 AM Hey guys I have asked about formatting external HDDs from NTFS to FAT32 so i can switch and backup between my WINDOWS machine and my Mac but I have another question.. I managed to format my external HDD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) but my question is, will i be able to read / wrtie to it on my WINDOWS machine? Or will I have to make it FAT32 to be able to switch between? confused thanks! Stanton ATM 6 active monitors \| Canon 450D \| Razer Sphex
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newcitizenship #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 39	09-30-2007, 02:41 AM You'll need to reformat it FAT32 to be able to read/write on both computers. Windows can't read or write HFS(+), and Macs can't write to NTFS.
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newcitizenship #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 39	09-30-2007, 07:00 AM You can use Disk Utility. Open it up, select the disk, select 'Erase', then under Volume Format, change it to MS-DOS/Windows/FAT32 (I can't remember exactly what is says, but it's one of those!).
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