I'm a PC user and have decided to switch to Mac when Leopard arrives in October (I didn't think it makes sense to learn Tiger from scratch and then have to learn Leopard).
I've been exploring how to transfer my files to my new Mac when I get it. I thought the easiest way would be to just connect my external hard to Mac and copy the files over (my external drive has a copy of all my local PC files).
But I haven't been able to find a definitive answer as to whether Mac OS X can copy files from a NTFS drive to the Mac. I've found lots of places that say that OS X can _read_ files on an NTFS drive, but I'm not sure if that means it can _copy_ the files (sorry, may be just my ignorance of what the terminology means).
I know OS X can't write to or change any files on the NTFS, and I don't care. I just want to do the one-way copy of the files from the external NTFS drive to my new Mac. If anyone can confirm whether that is or is not possible, I'd appreciate it.
-heswa
P.S. By the way, I'm pretty much decided on a 24" iMac...
I've been exploring how to transfer my files to my new Mac when I get it. I thought the easiest way would be to just connect my external hard to Mac and copy the files over (my external drive has a copy of all my local PC files).
But I haven't been able to find a definitive answer as to whether Mac OS X can copy files from a NTFS drive to the Mac. I've found lots of places that say that OS X can _read_ files on an NTFS drive, but I'm not sure if that means it can _copy_ the files (sorry, may be just my ignorance of what the terminology means).
I know OS X can't write to or change any files on the NTFS, and I don't care. I just want to do the one-way copy of the files from the external NTFS drive to my new Mac. If anyone can confirm whether that is or is not possible, I'd appreciate it.
-heswa
P.S. By the way, I'm pretty much decided on a 24" iMac...