I am getting a mac this month and since I'm switching from the Windows environment and have some software that won't work on Mac it's important that I have some way of running Windows. I am still undecided between Parallels and Boot Camp, mainly because of a question I have about data.
I know with Boot Camp I'd have a 2nd partition on my hard drive. I imgaine I can easily use NTFS for that. My concern is that a lot of this data (office files, jpgs, mp3's, etc) I want to be able to use with both the Mac side and the Windows side. I know that Mac OS can't write/modify NTFS folders. Yet I know with Fat I can't go over 32 gb. My idea was to have the Mac OS partition, make the Windows partition (likely over 32 gb and NTFS) and then make a 3rd data partition that is formated with fat and under 32 gb which would hold all this data.
Some concerns I have is if I read right bootcamp only allows for one windows partition so would it mean I can't do this 3rd data partition. I would just put the data in the standard windows partition but I have a feeling with all the software I have I will have to go over 32gb, causing problems with the mac os side not being able to write to it. Is there any way around this or is it possible for me to make this 3rd partition?
I know with Boot Camp I'd have a 2nd partition on my hard drive. I imgaine I can easily use NTFS for that. My concern is that a lot of this data (office files, jpgs, mp3's, etc) I want to be able to use with both the Mac side and the Windows side. I know that Mac OS can't write/modify NTFS folders. Yet I know with Fat I can't go over 32 gb. My idea was to have the Mac OS partition, make the Windows partition (likely over 32 gb and NTFS) and then make a 3rd data partition that is formated with fat and under 32 gb which would hold all this data.
Some concerns I have is if I read right bootcamp only allows for one windows partition so would it mean I can't do this 3rd data partition. I would just put the data in the standard windows partition but I have a feeling with all the software I have I will have to go over 32gb, causing problems with the mac os side not being able to write to it. Is there any way around this or is it possible for me to make this 3rd partition?