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Does anyone know how to transfer files betweem Mac format and NTFS?
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Does anyone know how to transfer files betweem Mac format and NTFS?
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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OS X can read NTFS partitions, but NOT write to them. Both Windows and OS X can read and write FAT32, so that format is the one most people use for shared data. The problem is that FAT32 has some limitations, including a max file size of around 4GB that can be a problem with handling video files, and so on.
The apparent best way to move files between the two is to use a shared, FAT32 formatted, external drive. Write the file in OS X to the external drive, run Windows and then open the saved file from the external drive, then save it to the NTFS partition. Several steps but it WILL work.
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Glenn -----
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Put them on a USB flash drive and carry them from the Mac to the PC.
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I've used both methods mentioned above, USB flash drive seems to work the fastest, and the old reliable external 2.5 inch drive in a MoMoBay FW400.
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13" MB, 2.0, 80HD, Glossy
15" PB 1.5, 100HD, Matte
15" MBP C2D, 2.33, 160HD, Glossy
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
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Note that USB flash drives are almost all factory formatted for FAT32, thus their platform portability. And going up to the 4GB(ish) file size limit for FAT32 is not usually a problem for them.
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Glenn -----
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