Moving Files from Mac HD to Windows

[Gattz]

I've been trying to move some files from my Mac HD to Windows partition, but I keep getting the message "The item ___ could not be moved because ___ cannot be modified." Anyone know how to fix this?

 

[cmaier]

I've been trying to move some files from my Mac HD to Windows partition, but I keep getting the message "The item ___ could not be moved because ___ cannot be modified." Anyone know how to fix this?

Is the windows partition NTFS?

 

[Gattz]

Not sure, but lets just say it is, what would be the way to fix it? Please don't tell me I need to reinstall Windows. :'(

 

[cmaier]

If it's NTFS, you need to install other software to allow writing to it.

See, e.g.: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/li...write-ntfs-windows-partition-on-mac-os-x.html

 

[Gattz]

Is this the only way?

Also, is there a tutorial on using MacFuse?

 

[cmaier]

Is this the only way?

Also, is there a tutorial on using MacFuse?

Once you install it (NTFS-3G), it just works. Download link is here:

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/catacombae/NTFS-3G_2009.4.4-catacombae.dmg?use_mirror=

The installer includes MacFuse (in the old days it was a separate download).

I installed it on my Mac some time ago (2 years?) and it just works.

 

[Gattz]

Thanks it worked, but I think some other problem came up. I'm seeing these random files that weren't there before. For example, I see a file named .DS_Store on my Desktop.

 

[balamw]

Thanks it worked, but I think some other problem came up. I'm seeing these random files that weren't there before. For example, I see a file named .DS_Store on my Desktop.

Perfectly normal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store

It's the price you pay for writing to a local drive w/ Mac OS X. If they bother you, just hide them in Windows as they are hidden in OS X.

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[Gattz]

You mean just to right-click > properties > Check Hidden? But how do I know which files to hide?

 

[balamw]

You mean just to right-click > properties > Check Hidden? But how do I know which files to hide?

I don't know of any way to do so automatically, but any file that starts with a "dot" is normally hidden in Mac OS/unix. This includes .DS_Store, resource forks ._(FILENAME) and .Trashes so you could set them as hidden under Windows and maintain full functionality.

Otherwise, you could use something like BlueHarvest under OS X http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest/ to wipe them out as they are created, but you will then lose (some) functionality.

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