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MS-DOS or exFAT?

WD Element 2Tb

Hello everyone!
I got similar issue with my WD Element 2Tb EXT HDD
I want to use it for Time Machine and also as media server (connect it via USB to my Asus WL-500GP v2 router) to be able to watch video content from it on my Playstation 3
As i understood, PS3 can see only FAT32 formatted partitions.
So, here is the question:
Should i format one partition for example 300Gb in NTFS HFS+ for TM
and the other one 1,7Tb in FAT
or i can format secon partiotion in NFTS?

P.S. BTW, how to add this HDD later, connected to router, as network drive on mac osx?
 
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Samsung TV + NTFS?

Before we go to the next guy help me out!
My problem is exactly the same (MAC + Windows + Samsung TV) with the addition of a small issue:
I would like to also use it as a NAS sometimes!
So here I would have picked the NTFS using a DD-WRT on my buffalo router using the non buffalo version (which supposedly accepts this format for NAS).

So far so good execpt that the TV is not reading NTFS! I could only get it working as FAT32! Did ANYONE got it working? Did you just format and plugged it in? What was the partition size?

WD-HD 2Tb
Samsung UN46D7000
Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH
Windows 7 64 (parallels)
OS X 10.7.1
 
I am looking at installing NTFS-3G however after going to the link that talked about it I now have the following question: Will this program work on OS 10.6.8 and if so do I have to install any other programs or make any additional changes to make it work?
 
...

used NTFS and install paragon NTFS so you can use your mac to read and write to it. Works seamlessly and perfectly
 
newdeal said:
used NTFS and install paragon NTFS so you can use your mac to read and write to it. Works seamlessly and perfectly
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Is Paragon faster read/write on mac than Tuxera.. Im currently using Tuxera and can write on NTFS, but have noticed it is quite slow... Have not noticed buggy problems as their NTFS 3g, but is there a comparison of benchmarks for said programs..

Thanks in advance
 
Hey guys, one quick question:

I have an SSD in the main HDD bay and a HDD in the Optibay - I've just installed the latter and now I need to format the drive.

My question is: if I have Paragon NTFS installed on the SSD (which is where Lion is installed), will Paragon work for the HDD in Optibay too if I were to transfer data from my NFTS-formatted external HDD to the HDD in Optibay?

I wanted to format the latter to NTFS, but Disk Utility doesn't offer that option, that's why I'm apparently left with 2 options: either OS X (Journaled) or exFAT....... :/
 
jon08 said:
Hey guys, one quick question:

I have an SSD in the main HDD bay and a HDD in the Optibay - I've just installed the latter and now I need to format the drive.

My question is: if I have Paragon NTFS installed on the SSD (which is where Lion is installed), will Paragon work for the HDD in Optibay too if I were to transfer data from my NFTS-formatted external HDD to the HDD in Optibay?

I wanted to format the latter to NTFS, but Disk Utility doesn't offer that option, that's why I'm apparently left with 2 options: either OS X (Journaled) or exFAT....... :/
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You don't install Paragon "on the SSD" or "on the HDD", which would imply that you'd need to install it for each drive. When you install it, it enables Mac OS X to read/write/format any NTFS drive, internal or external.
 
...meaning that once I installed it on OS X, it will work on the HDD in optibay too?
 
I hear that ext3 is mountable in both OSX and 'doze, and unix of course. If that's the case, there's the optimal solution.

However, I just tried to mount an ext3 fs under windblowsXPproSP3, and I get no joy. Maybe the solution is to run a fileserver on linux with ext3.fs, and just mount them over NFS from OSX/'blows machines.
 
ckeilah said:
I hear that ext3 is mountable in both OSX and 'doze, and unix of course. If that's the case, there's the optimal solution.
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Optimal solution for who? Since you're resurrecting this thread that started over a year ago and was last posted in 2 months ago, it's unclear who your post is addressed to. If to the OP, your solution doesn't work, as has been clearly explained in the thread.
ckeilah said:
IHowever, I just tried to mount an ext3 fs under windblowsXPproSP3, and I get no joy.
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So much for your "optimal solution"!
 
GGJstudios said:
Read the 3rd bullet under NTFS in post #23. NTFS-3G is quite reliable.
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@GGJstudios
Hold your horses soldier! I've gone through every single question, answer and statement throughout this thread and I agree with your positions and also agree that you are right, since your answers are purely based on facts - EXCEPT "NTFS-3G is quite reliable." That's NOT a fact, but solely YOUR opinion. And since you have been so keen on posting and reposting facts to prove your positions and aid 'newbies', this answer of yours was somehow 'irresponsible'. And contrary to your opinion, my experience from client Macs drives me to the conclusion that NO third-party 'extension' is reliable. And that is being said after having used (since Mac OS X 10.5) everything from NTFS-3G, NTFS Mounter, Tuxera NTFS, NTFS for Mac, up to SL-NTFS. They ALL have eventually their 'glitch'. And sometimes that 'glitch' has been proved disastrous in one or two cases.

Once again though, apart from the above 'correction', I agree with the rest of your statements and I'm surely most of the thread visitors are very happy with your helpfulness! ;)
 
ratGT said:
EXCEPT "NTFS-3G is quite reliable." That's NOT a fact,
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Yes, it is a fact, based not on my personal experience, but on the experiences of the vast majority who have used it. As with any technology, there will always be a small minority to experience problems, the source of many of which cannot be decisively shown to be the NTFS-3G driver, to the exclusion of other factors on those individual computers.
ratGT said:
... but solely YOUR opinion.
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If something I post is based solely on my opinion, I disclose that in my post. In cases like this, it's not based solely on my opinion, but based on years of seeing hundreds or thousands of posts by users who share their experiences.
ratGT said:
my experience from client Macs drives me to the conclusion that NO third-party 'extension' is reliable.
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That's your individual experience, which isn't shared by the majority of users. If it were true, these forums would be filled with warnings about all 3rd party solutions, rather than so many recommendations on which ones they've had success with.
ratGT said:
And that is being said after having used (since Mac OS X 10.5) everything from NTFS-3G, NTFS Mounter, Tuxera NTFS, NTFS for Mac, up to SL-NTFS. They ALL have eventually their 'glitch'. And sometimes that 'glitch' has been proved disastrous in one or two cases.
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You haven't mention Paragon, which many have used successfully.

Since this thread has been resurrected, I'll post updated information that takes Lion into account.

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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