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Most reliable software for WRITING NTFS partitions on ext.disk

Sesshi

Sesshi

macrumors G3
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Question as title really. I'd like to keep all of my external discs NTFS-formatted for easy PC exchange of large files. Suggestions appreciated, thanks.
 
Sesshi said:
Question as title really. I'd like to keep all of my external discs NTFS-formatted for easy PC exchange of large files. Suggestions appreciated, thanks.
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NTFS is proprietary and closed. The only way for MacOS X to write to NTFS is over a network. This means that the NTFS volume must be controlled by a Windows computer.
 
MisterMe said:
NTFS is proprietary and closed. The only way for MacOS X to write to NTFS is over a network. This means that the NTFS volume must be controlled by a Windows computer.
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I don't see what that's got to do with anything, especially since NTFS is just as 'proprietary and closed' as HFS.

So no-one makes software which allows Macs to write to an NTFS partition? Bizarre.
 
Sesshi said:
I don't see what that's got to do with anything, especially since NTFS is just as 'proprietary and closed' as HFS.

So no-one makes software which allows Macs to write to an NTFS partition? Bizarre.
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No more bizarre than nobody makes a MP3 player that can play iTunes Music Store DRM AAC's other than Apple. It is a closed format - the specifications are proprietary.
 
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