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Access Mac formatted external drive on XP
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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How do I access a Mac OS 10.2 formatted external hard drive from my Windows XP laptop? I have to connect it through the USB port, my laptop recognizes it as a mass storage device, but it doesn't map a drive for it.
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
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There are several programs to do this, such as MacOpener from DataViz.
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Generally, if you need your external drive to be cross platform, you should format it for Windows (FAT32).
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Originally Posted by lavar78
Generally, if you need your external drive to be cross platform, you should format it for Windows (FAT32).
I actually disagree. There are some significant issues with FAT32 with today's (large) drives. It is VERY wasteful to use FAT32 on a 160 GB drive... a 1 KB text file will take up like 512 KB of disk.
If you regularly share data, I'd recommend something like MediaFour's MacDrive:
http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive6/
I've used it for a few years... it is excellent. Costs like $50 but definitely worth it to me, compared to the alternatives. FAT32 is a way to do it for free, but you sorta get the worst of both worlds, if it's a large drive. If it's a 20 GB drive, sure.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Another vote for MacDrive it works very very well!
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Mostly, my iMac died, and I have some backup files on my firewire/USB 2.0 external hard drive. I have a WinXP laptop with a 1.1 USB, and I am hoping to save some of my data.
Thank-you for the replies.
(Reference the iMac forum for my problem.)
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