WillyDavidK Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Topic is pretty self-explanatory, I'm looking for common ground between windows and os x now that both are semi-functioning at least. I was under the impression that FAT32 was os x-readable, but with no luck when booting, or when trying to manually mount. Anyone able to cast any light on this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23208-what-file-systems-can-os-x-read/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 OSX operates on HFS+ It can read/write FAT32 It can read (sometimes) NTFS (but not write) Windows can read/write FAT 32 and NTFS With MacDrive installed, Windows can read/write HFS+ Fat 32 has a 4 GB file limit. HFS+ does not. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23208-what-file-systems-can-os-x-read/#findComment-153795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyDavidK Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 hm ok so I wasn't entirely wrong about FAT32, but I'm not sure why I can't get to the large empty FAT32-formatted section of my external USB drive from os x. I'll try mac drive in windows and see if I can just do it that way. Thanks for the info. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23208-what-file-systems-can-os-x-read/#findComment-153808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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