Help with external hardrives...
Posted: Nov 2, 2004 @ 9:40pmPocketMatrix
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Help with external hardrives...
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Posted: Nov 2, 2004 @ 9:40pmPosted: Nov 2, 2004 @ 9:48pmPosted: Nov 2, 2004 @ 10:30pmPosted: Nov 2, 2004 @ 11:31pmI can say for sure you should be able to read and write an NTFS formatted HD - I do it all the time. Check your user permissions, or the device permissions
Posted: Nov 2, 2004 @ 11:43pmIt's probably the user's permissions 
. I've had this a couple of times to at work, and when I changed my rights to read & write, it worked for me .
. I've had this a couple of times to at work, and when I changed my rights to read & write, it worked for me .Posted: Nov 3, 2004 @ 4:28amPosted: Nov 3, 2004 @ 8:13amPosted: Nov 4, 2004 @ 12:24amA Macintosh magic box cannot write to a hard drive formatted in Microsoft's NTFS. It can only read.
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To read/write on both, your best bet is FAT32.
(beware: maximum size for any single file on a FAT32 partition is 4GB)
You cannot convert from NTFS to FAT32 with any tools native to Windows or MAC. Partition Magic 7.01 has a tool for the conversion, but it's not always going to work.
Your best bet is to repartition (not reformat) the drive as FAT32.
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To read/write on both, your best bet is FAT32.
(beware: maximum size for any single file on a FAT32 partition is 4GB)
You cannot convert from NTFS to FAT32 with any tools native to Windows or MAC. Partition Magic 7.01 has a tool for the conversion, but it's not always going to work.
Your best bet is to repartition (not reformat) the drive as FAT32.
Posted: Nov 4, 2004 @ 12:25amOh yeah, they were also right about the permissions. make sure the "everyone" user has "full control" permissions.
Posted: Nov 4, 2004 @ 7:08amPosted: Nov 4, 2004 @ 9:02amPosted: Nov 4, 2004 @ 3:07pmPosted: Nov 4, 2004 @ 3:27pmPosted: Nov 4, 2004 @ 4:01pmThat's the question
Posted: Nov 4, 2004 @ 4:03pm