How to access contents of a Windows-formatted USB-drive in OSX?

[lip5016]

Hello. I am wondering how to access the contents of a Windows-formatted USB-drive in OSX?

This is an old USB drive from back in my Windows days and I'd like to salvage the contents since I no longer have any PC's to access it on..

When I insert the USB drive into my MacBook Pro 8,2, I get the message:
"The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer"



Is there any way around this? I do not want to have to reformat the USB-drive and lose all the information that's on it, but I only have a Mac now and no longer have access to a PC..

**I do not want to have to install Windows or Booty Camp or any of that nonsense either**

Any apps or ways to accomplish moving the contents off this drive? Thanks!

 

[SlCKB0Y]

Your Mac should be able to read all fat, exfat and ntfs drives so it's either another file system or its corrupt...

Load it on a windows machine...

 

[Fishrrman]

Suggestion:

Take the USB drive to a Windows machine.

Does it mount there?

If so, copy the contents of the drive to a folder on the Windows computer.

Re-initialize the drive to "Fat 32"

Now, re-copy the contents BACK TO the drive from the temporary folder in which you saved them.

Take the drive to the Mac now.

Any difference?