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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1488563"><p>Also, for mingteck, the problem is never going to go away about older machines. No matter the solution, if you have to have the lowest common denominator format for old equipment, the 255 path limit is going to bite you in the end. You may have to just face the fact that you can get what you want for MOST of what you need, but there is no "miracle" solution that will enable you to carry the HD with you and never fail. The lowest common denominator, FAT32, has two limitations: the path length (255) and file size (4GB). There is no way around those limits, they are built into the format itself. </p><p></p><p>So, make some decisions about your priorities and pick the best available solution for those priorities. Want to be able to read/write from modern Windows machines? Only OSX? Want to use CCC or some similar product to make the cloning easy? Willing to pay for that solution? Willing to clone the "hard" way? What files do you NEED/WANT? (Those are two different things!)</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1488563"] Also, for mingteck, the problem is never going to go away about older machines. No matter the solution, if you have to have the lowest common denominator format for old equipment, the 255 path limit is going to bite you in the end. You may have to just face the fact that you can get what you want for MOST of what you need, but there is no "miracle" solution that will enable you to carry the HD with you and never fail. The lowest common denominator, FAT32, has two limitations: the path length (255) and file size (4GB). There is no way around those limits, they are built into the format itself. So, make some decisions about your priorities and pick the best available solution for those priorities. Want to be able to read/write from modern Windows machines? Only OSX? Want to use CCC or some similar product to make the cloning easy? Willing to pay for that solution? Willing to clone the "hard" way? What files do you NEED/WANT? (Those are two different things!) Good luck with it! [/QUOTE]
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