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PC Formatted HD: Can i read it?
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Sean2068
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Aug 17, 2003, 02:10 PM
 
I need to backup data off a PC formatted Hard Disk onto my PowerMac running OSX 10.2

Will OSX be able to read the data straight off, or will I need some kind of application to be able to boot the drive?

Hope someone can help. Im desperate.
     
saru boy
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Aug 17, 2003, 05:51 PM
 
It depends on how it was formatted. PC disks can be formatted in several different ways - FAT, FAT32, and NTFS. Disks under Win95/98 will be FAT or FAT32. Disks under NT/Win2000/WinXP will typically be NTFS.

OSX should be able to see a FAT or FAT32 disk without any problem. Disks formatted as NTFS will not be readable by OSX (nor in OS9, afaik).

However, all is not lost as there are a couple of freeware utilities out there for OSX that will enable you to read an NTFS disk. One of them is called "NTFS on OSX" or something.
     
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Aug 18, 2003, 08:40 PM
 
I think that OS 10.3 will be able to read NTFS disks..?? Anyone know for sure?
     
   
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