External hd not being recognized by Windows

[xxplosive1984]

I just got an MBP and I formatted my external HD to work with Time Machine (Mac). I realized that I still had some files on my old windows laptop that I needed to move over, but Vista won't recognize it anymore. Is there anything I can do? Thanks!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

What about a network between the two?
Windows can't read HFS+ formatted HDDs, and your external HDD is formatted with HFS+.

Or do you have a USB flash memory thumb drive?

 

[iStudentUK]

It sounds like the hard drive is formatted to HFS+ (Mac's native format). Windows doesn't read that unless you install some software, here are some options-

http://www.asy.com/scrtm.htm (15 day free trial)

http://www.ufsexplorer.com/download.php#dl

http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/

Never tried them myself though.

 

[xxplosive1984]

Thank you both for the timely response. The first link provided looks like it will work!

 

[Dr McKay]

Another option is to format the drive in exFAT, a format both Snow Leopard and Windows 7 recognize.