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can i partition a ntfs formatted external drive to HFS without loosing data?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 498272" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>The drive should show up fine on your MacBook. If it is not, there is another reason. OS X has the capability of reading NTFS, just not writing to it.</p><p></p><p>Formatting a drive erases everything on the drive - do not do that unless you want to lose it all. </p><p></p><p>I would verify all your connections - try a different USB port on the Mac also.</p><p>Can also try installing the beta 2 software from <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76246" target="_blank">this thread</a> (link in post #36) which will allow OS X not only to read, but also to write to NTFS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 498272, member: 24160"] The drive should show up fine on your MacBook. If it is not, there is another reason. OS X has the capability of reading NTFS, just not writing to it. Formatting a drive erases everything on the drive - do not do that unless you want to lose it all. I would verify all your connections - try a different USB port on the Mac also. Can also try installing the beta 2 software from [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76246"]this thread[/URL] (link in post #36) which will allow OS X not only to read, but also to write to NTFS. [/QUOTE]
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