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NTFS Formatted External HD recognized in Mac OS X but not in Windows
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1152860" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>If it were a matter of permissions, you should be able to fix that easy enough by using Root access on the Mac side. </p><p></p><p>However, I don't believe it's a permissions problem since we're talking here about access from a Win machine not a Mac. Taking ownership of a drive from Windows is an easy matter.... But what's happening is that Disk Manager can't recognize the file system which means the drive has been corrupted.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, MacFuse and NTFS-3g are buggy and have been known to cause corruption. I believe that's what happened to your drive.</p><p></p><p>You can try to correct errors by using "chkdsk /f" in a command prompt from your Win machine. Not sure if it will work or not. I don't think Disk Utility will work either. If neither will work, you might have to resort to using recovery software to gain access to your data on the drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1152860, member: 46727"] If it were a matter of permissions, you should be able to fix that easy enough by using Root access on the Mac side. However, I don't believe it's a permissions problem since we're talking here about access from a Win machine not a Mac. Taking ownership of a drive from Windows is an easy matter.... But what's happening is that Disk Manager can't recognize the file system which means the drive has been corrupted. Unfortunately, MacFuse and NTFS-3g are buggy and have been known to cause corruption. I believe that's what happened to your drive. You can try to correct errors by using "chkdsk /f" in a command prompt from your Win machine. Not sure if it will work or not. I don't think Disk Utility will work either. If neither will work, you might have to resort to using recovery software to gain access to your data on the drive. [/QUOTE]
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