Reading OSX Drive in Windows
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I have been asked to check some hard drive that has been used with mac operating system I only have windows OS systems, and when I connected to the HD, I am unable to see the system is there any free software that would allow me to get access to the hard drive.
I have been asked to check some hard drive that has been used with mac operating system I only have windows OS systems, and when I connected to the HD, I am unable to see the system is there any free software that would allow me to get access to the hard drive.
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Or use the code MASQ just suggested, which will be easier to use.
APFS for Windows by Paragon Software
https://www.paragon-software.com/home/apfs-windows/
The above software can also fulfill your needs.
https://www.paragon-software.com/home/apfs-windows/
The above software can also fulfill your needs.
The free hfsexplorer will only read older hfs+ file systems (Sierra 10.12 and earlier). If you need to read newer High Sierra (10.13), Mojave (10.14) and Catalina (10.15) systems, you will need to buy Paragon's Software.
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Dear David
I tried your approach, but I am having some difficulty with the virtual box each time I lunch the machine with the Ubuntu OS system I can see the hard drive but when I try to access the file each folder the system hangs I have to boot the system all over. I think my system is not able to handle the application Virtual box.
I tried your approach, but I am having some difficulty with the virtual box each time I lunch the machine with the Ubuntu OS system I can see the hard drive but when I try to access the file each folder the system hangs I have to boot the system all over. I think my system is not able to handle the application Virtual box.
If you are going to use the more convoluted virtualbox method, you'll still need to get apfs-fuse to read the newer APFS files systems and hfsprogs to read the older hfs+ file systems. It's probably hanging because you're not using the correct file system reader for APFS.
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They both was very helpful advice and instruction
Generally the way I approach this is to run Macs at the hardware level, then run Windows + Linux inside VirtualBox.
Any other way... generally creates complexities...
So if you have to do this type of work continually, you might save a good bit of time by using a Mac for your host setup, rather than Windows.
Any other way... generally creates complexities...
So if you have to do this type of work continually, you might save a good bit of time by using a Mac for your host setup, rather than Windows.
http://www.catacombae.org/hfsexplorer/