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Moving files

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Christopher7

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Nov 28, 2010
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I just got my macbook pro yesterday
I downloaded some files on it
and want to move it to my external HDD as backup

but I failed to do so

I googled and some said that because the external HDD were Windows HDD
so mac only can read from it but not moving things into it

Besides format my external hDD to mac
is there any other way that i can do it?

there are tons of stuffs in my external hdd
formatting it definitely kills me!
 
It should work. When you plug your drive in does it come up to the desktop? Click on spotlight in the upper right corner and type disk utility. In that app is your external hdd coming up? If so click on it and tell us the current format. Thanks
 
Click on untitled and you should see at the bottom format. What is it? Also check by clicking on untitled 1. Thanks
 
Tumbleweed666 said:
Well there's your problem :D

Google for NTFS on Mac OSX, there are free drivers you can install to allow use of NTFS.

Or if you have Snow Leopard this article says its available from Apple and shows how to install
Click to expand...

Will it removes thing on my external HDD?
can it still be used in windows after tht? thx
 
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: Install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X (free)
  • Some have reported problems using Tuxera (approx 33USD).
  • Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard, 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
 
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