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- warheros2
so if i reformat it on my windows machine, i can write to it from my pc and my powerbook?
- warheros20
anyone?
- NegativeSpace0
Yes.
- ribit0
You can also format it the disk in MS-DOS format (or UNIX) from the Powerbook Disk Utility if you want... You could also use MacOpener or something similar to read Mac disks on your PC's.
- ********0
so what you need to do is..
format it for FAT32
not NTFS - only for windows
You will get lose data and name errors when you switch back and forth.
- sparker0
you can mount ntfs in unix and linux.
i believe osx now supports native ntfs mounting.
fat32 sucks. it is a waste of a drive.
of course, mounting a ntfs volume in linux/unix is still considered risky. but read-only access is stable.
- warheros20
NTFS didnt work, can read it but not write from mac.
so, can i format one side NTFS and the other mac os?
if not, what should i be formatting as:
mac os extended(journaled
mac os extended
unix file system
free space
- warheros20
shit, nm, i dont want to partition it. but what should i reformat it as now for mac/
- ********0
for anything thats 120gig .. its better to FAT32 it
you could part it for OSX and FAT32 or NTFS
but still risky
- ********0
i have 4 drives with FAT32
using it for OSX and WINXP / WIN2000
they all work fine...
- warheros20
bah, im formatting it in mac os extended (journaled)
dont use my PC anyways. dont want to mess with fat32 either or give an extra chance for my drive to fuck shit up.
thanks for all the help, guys.
- warheros20
okay so the little meter that tells me the progress has been at the same level saying "Creating Partition Map" for like forty minutes.
is this normal?
- warheros20
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