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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1004634" data-attributes="member: 46727">FAT-32 is limited to a file size maximum of ~4 Gb and is not a good file system for a large drive because of cluster slack.&nbsp; (wasted space)&nbsp; NTFS would be best to use as it's a journaled file system and does not impose cluster slack.What operating system are you using on your Mac?&nbsp; I ask because Snow Leopard has the ability to read and write to NTFS formatted drives and partitions.&nbsp; It's not turned on by default but can be easily turned on by using a free graphical terminal utility = <a href="http://ntfsmounter.com/" target="_blank">NTFSMounter</a>.If your Mac is using Leopard, you should still format the external drive to NTFS and use a third party driver such as <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/34187" target="_blank">Paragon NTFS</a>.&nbsp; I believe Paragon has it for $39.95 buying direct from them.&nbsp; The boxed set also includes the very handy Mac Browser which allows you to go the other way.Regards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1004634, member: 46727"] FAT-32 is limited to a file size maximum of ~4 Gb and is not a good file system for a large drive because of cluster slack. (wasted space) NTFS would be best to use as it's a journaled file system and does not impose cluster slack. What operating system are you using on your Mac? I ask because Snow Leopard has the ability to read and write to NTFS formatted drives and partitions. It's not turned on by default but can be easily turned on by using a free graphical terminal utility = [URL="http://ntfsmounter.com/"]NTFSMounter[/URL]. If your Mac is using Leopard, you should still format the external drive to NTFS and use a third party driver such as [URL="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/34187"]Paragon NTFS[/URL]. I believe Paragon has it for $39.95 buying direct from them. The boxed set also includes the very handy Mac Browser which allows you to go the other way. Regards. [/QUOTE]

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