Reading and writing Windows and Linux file formats under Mac OS - what works?

Mr.Bullitt · Nov 25, 2009, 04:05 PM

Hi guys!

I am curious - and before I attempt something that could go wrong - what is the state of reading and writing foreign file formats under Mac OS?

For a long time e.g. NTFS has been readable under Linux, but recently in my Mandriva 2009.1 "spring" powerpack, I found out that now it can also write NTFS - without having to install xtra softwaredrivers and with no warnings as were usual.. seem to work fine..

How is it on Mac OS - can it read and write NTFS? How about Ext3 Linux format??

( I have a lot of data in these formats that I would to migrate to my new MBP :-) )

Cheers!

old-wiz · Nov 25, 2009, 07:03 PM

out of the box, OSx can read NTFS but not write to it. You need a 3rd party addon to write NTFS.

Koronis · Nov 25, 2009, 10:40 PM

the addon needed for OSX to write to ntfs is called ntfs-3g, you also appear to need macfuse installed

old-wiz · Nov 26, 2009, 09:53 AM

ext3 is not well supported in osx. A google search will help you.
There's a project macfuse, but people report it's not that great.

Nov 25, 2009, 04:05 PM	#1
Mr.Bullitt macrumors member Join Date: May 2009	Reading and writing Windows and Linux file formats under Mac OS - what works? Hi guys! I am curious - and before I attempt something that could go wrong - what is the state of reading and writing foreign file formats under Mac OS? For a long time e.g. NTFS has been readable under Linux, but recently in my Mandriva 2009.1 "spring" powerpack, I found out that now it can also write NTFS - without having to install xtra softwaredrivers and with no warnings as were usual.. seem to work fine.. How is it on Mac OS - can it read and write NTFS? How about Ext3 Linux format?? ( I have a lot of data in these formats that I would to migrate to my new MBP :-) ) Cheers! __________________ 17" MBP, 3.06Ghz, anti-glare, 500GB 7200rpm, 4GB. Dell 24" 2405FPW Blog: http://www.webmonkey.dk

Nov 25, 2009, 10:40 PM	#3
Koronis macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ontario,Canada	the addon needed for OSX to write to ntfs is called ntfs-3g, you also appear to need macfuse installed __________________ 15" Unibody Macbook Pro 2.66GHz 4GB RAM

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Nov 25, 2009, 07:03 PM	#2
old-wiz macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Suburban Boston Ma	out of the box, OSx can read NTFS but not write to it. You need a 3rd party addon to write NTFS.

Nov 26, 2009, 09:53 AM	#4
old-wiz macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Suburban Boston Ma	ext3 is not well supported in osx. A google search will help you. There's a project macfuse, but people report it's not that great.