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Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X Public Beta Testing
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 482281" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Have installed NTFS for Mac OS X and so far have only experimented.</p><p></p><p>I have XP Pro set up with an NTFS partition via Bootcamp and use it primarily for... let's just say, files larger than 4GB.</p><p></p><p>I am now able to browse my NTFS partition from within a Finder window and:</p><p>1) delete/move files to the trash - one of the easiest deletions of the infamous index.dat file</p><p>2) re-organise the XP file structure - move files/folders around on the partition</p><p>3) download Win executables while in OS X and then move them to the NTFS partition</p><p>4) have also moved files from my external HFS+ drive to the NTFS partition</p><p></p><p>So far, all has worked as if it were an inherent ability within OS X with no interaction on my part other than installing the software. (Moved a 7GB file from my external HFS+ drive to the Bootcamp partition - and while I did not put a stopwatch on it - it seemed to be as fast as moving files between my HFS drives.)</p><p></p><p>Had downloaded and tried MediaFour's MacDrive in XP. It also worked great - but due to it's price decided to find workarounds for the small bit of interaction I wanted to do between my NTFS and HFS local partitions on my MBP.</p><p></p><p>Paragon's NTFS for Mac OS X - at a $20 price point, Paragon gets my $$ just for the convenience. For those only needing access between NTFS and HFS+ on their Mac, this looks like the way to go.</p><p></p><p>And, except for those that need access to IE only sites, but just on occasion are wanting to download a Win .exe file, it can now be done while in OS X and just save or move the file to your XP partition. This would totally eliminate the need for using a browser from within windows. This in itself could end the practice of Spybot and AVG on your Bootcamped partition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 482281, member: 24160"] Have installed NTFS for Mac OS X and so far have only experimented. I have XP Pro set up with an NTFS partition via Bootcamp and use it primarily for... let's just say, files larger than 4GB. I am now able to browse my NTFS partition from within a Finder window and: 1) delete/move files to the trash - one of the easiest deletions of the infamous index.dat file 2) re-organise the XP file structure - move files/folders around on the partition 3) download Win executables while in OS X and then move them to the NTFS partition 4) have also moved files from my external HFS+ drive to the NTFS partition So far, all has worked as if it were an inherent ability within OS X with no interaction on my part other than installing the software. (Moved a 7GB file from my external HFS+ drive to the Bootcamp partition - and while I did not put a stopwatch on it - it seemed to be as fast as moving files between my HFS drives.) Had downloaded and tried MediaFour's MacDrive in XP. It also worked great - but due to it's price decided to find workarounds for the small bit of interaction I wanted to do between my NTFS and HFS local partitions on my MBP. Paragon's NTFS for Mac OS X - at a $20 price point, Paragon gets my $$ just for the convenience. For those only needing access between NTFS and HFS+ on their Mac, this looks like the way to go. And, except for those that need access to IE only sites, but just on occasion are wanting to download a Win .exe file, it can now be done while in OS X and just save or move the file to your XP partition. This would totally eliminate the need for using a browser from within windows. This in itself could end the practice of Spybot and AVG on your Bootcamped partition. [/QUOTE]
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