I have a Windows desktop and just purchased a Macbook Pro. I'm trying to use my external hard drive to back up files on my Windows and Mac computers. I have the external hard drive set up with 2 partitions. One as FAT32 and the other as HFS+. Is it possible to leave the external hard drive connected to the Windows computer and also be able to use the HFS+ partition to use with Time Machine for my Mac over my network?
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Can I share my external hard drive from Windows machine to Mac?
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Well there is the blog post Lion File Sharing With Win 7 - Overview.
IMHO you would be better off getting a router with a USB2 port on it that can turn that USB2 external into a NAS.
IMHO you would be better off getting a router with a USB2 port on it that can turn that USB2 external into a NAS.