Partitioned NTFS external hard drive problem

[ZombieChick]

Hello! I have just bought an iMac after being a die-hard PC user for many years and am just getting to know my way around.

My old NTFS hard drive (salavaged from my old PC and in an external hard drive caddy) has two partitions but when I plug it in to transfer my data, it only recognises one of the partitions? (unfortunately the smaller, less useful one. Of course.)

This is probably a very straightforward thing but does anyone know how I can get it to recognise the other partition? What am I doing wrong?

Many thanks in advance for any advice anyone has

ZC

 

[GGJstudios]

NTFS

• Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
• Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
• To Read/Write NTFS from Leopard: Install MacFUSE and NTFS-3G. You can install both with NTFS-3G for Mac OS X.
• To Read/Write NTFS from Snow Leopard: Guide: Enable native NTFS Read/Write in Snow Leopard
• (Be aware that some are of the opinion that enabling native NTFS in SL is unstable/unreliable, and favor the MacFuse/NTFS-3G method for Snow Leopard)

 

[spinnerlys]

Go to Applications / Utilities / Disc Utility and look what it does say there and if the second partition is recognised.


Also have a look at the following links to learn more about Mac OS X:

Mac OS X Basics, Malware, Software and other useful links

Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios​

 

[ZombieChick]

Thanks for your help.

ZC