External Drive Problem

MaestroMan · Post by **MaestroMan** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:35 pm

It's NTFS format. So, basically there's no way to transfer files through
VISTA --> EXTERNAL DRIVE --> XP ? Would an Intel based iMac be able to read the drive?

bcnipod · Post by **bcnipod** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:12 am

an intel mac could read NTFS, but not write to it.

Altimit01 · Post by **Altimit01** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:16 pm

Well there are some libraries/programs that you can install that supposedly support NTFS write. But of course they're either homebrew (buggy) or proprietary ($$$). There's a reason my external is formatted to FAT32. Of course that limits file size. NTFS is a trade-secret that must be licensed apparently.

MaestroMan · Post by **MaestroMan** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:30 am

Okay, but genuinely, is there no way to transfer files from Vista to XP? Wouldn't that just defeat the whole purpose of using an external hard drive to back up files?
Kibito, I don't think it's possible to partition the drive without formating it first, which would of course would erase everything.