Format for a external drive

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  1. argo063, Jun 11, 2012

    argo063 macrumors member

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    Hey People

    I got a 4tb external drive and need it to work on both mac loin and window 7.

    Been using fat32 for the last years but it only a 4gb on files :(.

    I just need to copy the files to the hard drive. then i will work on them on the hard drive.

    As well i tried ex fat. but had data trouble with that. eg i split my hard drive into 3. and both of the 2 ex fat worked really good to start off. but then one day it just stop and dint let me create folders, delete files and was really slow.

    wish there was a way mac os Extended worked on window 7.

    people got any ideas?
     
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  2. GGJstudios, Jun 11, 2012

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    Format A Hard Drive Using Disk Utility (which is in your /Applications/Utilities folder)

    Choose the appropriate format:

    HFS+ (Hierarchical File System, a.k.a. Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Don't use case-sensitive)

    NTFS (Windows NT File System)
    • Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
    • Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
      [*]To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives:
      • For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon (approx $20) (Best Choice for Lion)
      • For 32-bit Mac OS X, install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X (free) (does not work in 64-bit mode)
      • For 64-bit Snow Leopard, read this: MacFUSE for 64-bit Snow Leopard
      • Some have reported problems using Tuxera (approx $36).
      • Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard and Lion, but is not advisable, due to instability.
    • AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS
    • Maximum file size: 16 TB
    • Maximum volume size: 256TB
    • You can use this format if you routinely share a drive with multiple Windows systems.

    exFAT (FAT64)
    • Supported in Mac OS X only in 10.6.5 or later.
    • Not all Windows versions support exFAT. See disadvantages.
    • exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table)
    • AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support exFAT
    • Maximum file size: 16 EiB
    • Maximum volume size: 64 ZiB
    • You can use this format if it is supported by all computers with which you intend to share the drive. See "disadvantages" for details.

    FAT32 (File Allocation Table)
    • Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS X.
      [*]Maximum file size: 4GB.
    • Maximum volume size: 2TB
    • You can use this format if you share the drive between Mac OS X and Windows computers and have no files larger than 4GB.
     
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  3. argo063, Jun 11, 2012

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    oh ok thanks for that. so there no way for HFS+ to work on windows. if i did it with paragon. that would work. but i doing video files. and some times they get up to 120G in size. if i have to copy these file from the ntfs to hfs+ to work on them. that takes time to copy files :(. see my problem.
     
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  4. GGJstudios, Jun 11, 2012

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    Did you read the HFS section? MacDrive enables Windows to read/write HFS.
    Why would you have to copy them? With Paragon, Mac OS X can read/write NTFS directly.
     
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  5. jcpb, Jun 11, 2012

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    Adding to what GGJstudios said:
     
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  6. argo063, Jun 11, 2012

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    I dont want to use ntfs to work on mac. to hard if i need to take it to another mac. and i dont know if it will work with all software.

    Just found Paragon for window 7 eg hfs work window 7. does that work well?

    i will have a look at MacDrive 8.
     
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  7. GGJstudios, Jun 11, 2012

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    MacDrive is reliable, but I haven't tested Paragon for Windows.
     
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  8. argo063, Jun 11, 2012

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    trying it know and it working well. thanks People.
     
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