Gary_King
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How to convert NTFS to Mac?
How can I convert a NTFS drive to be usable with my Mac? What filesystem does Mac use?
To be clear that's read and write FAT32. They supposedly can read NTFS too (not write).
Hi Gary,
Most important: Where was the NTFS drive used and with which OS?
- If it was a Windows Server running Services for Macintosh (SfM), it is best to install the disk running that OS an a PC again and sharing the drive via SfM, fetching the data via the network share from the mac. This keeps the files
- If the drive was used on a windows client, it is missing the resource forks of the files, so the mac can´t interprete the type of the files in older programs (running in OS 9). For these files you could use a tool like "QuickChange" to attach the missing resource forks.
In any case, OS X since 10.3 can read NTFS volumes. It is recommended to update to 10.3.9 or 10.4.1.
Most important: Where was the NTFS drive used and with which OS?
- If it was a Windows Server running Services for Macintosh (SfM), it is best to install the disk running that OS an a PC again and sharing the drive via SfM, fetching the data via the network share from the mac. This keeps the files
- If the drive was used on a windows client, it is missing the resource forks of the files, so the mac can´t interprete the type of the files in older programs (running in OS 9). For these files you could use a tool like "QuickChange" to attach the missing resource forks.
In any case, OS X since 10.3 can read NTFS volumes. It is recommended to update to 10.3.9 or 10.4.1.
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folks, I'm fairly certain this question explains why he wants to do this... hence my comments
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21480627/Does-converting-an-NTFS-drive-to-FAT32-drive-require-reformatting.html
Gary_King,
Please consider posting questions with more detailed information. You'll get better answers faster. For example, don't just ask "can I do this", explain why you want to.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21480627/Does-converting-an-NTFS-drive-to-FAT32-drive-require-reformatting.html
Gary_King,
Please consider posting questions with more detailed information. You'll get better answers faster. For example, don't just ask "can I do this", explain why you want to.
Classic mac OS (9.2.2 or below) cannot read or write NTFS. It uses HPS+ natively and can read/write Fat32. Mac OS X 10.0-10.2.8 i do not think can read/write NTFS (corrent me if i'm wrong on this). Mac os X 10.3 and on can read NTFS formated volumes but cannot write them. OS X (10.X) can read/write Fat32 and uses HPS+ Natively
10.4 Tiger will read/write to NTFS volumes.
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notphear, do you have any references to back that up? I think that statement is false.
http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/arch_fs.html