Eyen Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hello. I've searched on the internet for software that allows formatting a partition to HFS+ under Windows. None of the Acronis, Norton and Paragon software able to do it, MacDrive can format only entire hard-disk. I came upon MacDisk, but I'm afraid to use its master since I don't know whether it allows to format only selected hard-disk partition to HFS+. I know there's Disk Utility and LiveCD but I set myself as an object to find a solution that works in Windows. Your reply is highly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPirate Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Just one question... why...? You're trying to get Windows to make something that it can't use. That's like the dog in the manger... but you're getting the dog to put the straw in the manger too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyen Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Just one question... why...?To prepare partition for Hackintosh easier, without headache with for instance LiveCD which I don't have at hand. I wrote e-mail to MacDisk developers: Whether MacDisk allows formatting an allotted partition (created in say Acronis) to HFS+ without damaging other logical disks? E.g. I have 2 partitions on my hard-drive: one is NTFS, the other is FAT32. I would like to convert FAT32 to HFS+ without touching anything on NTFS.to which I got following reply:No. I heard that the latest Apple disk partitioning scheme allows such hybrid schemes but could not find enough time to know what really happens. MacDisk always formats the whole disk (if needed with several partitions, but all together).I just can't understand what is so difficult in the implementation of this issue? So if anyone has the solution for Windows, please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottath Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Macdrive 7 can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyen Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Macdrive 7 can!Only entire hard-disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Didi Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hello Eyen! There is an old prog "HFS Utils", this can format only one partition under Windows without chnage the other partitions on the disk (http://www.student.nada.kth.se/~f96-bet/hfsutils/). But it's only possible, to format HFS, not HFS+. I don't know, if it help's you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarry Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Just format it as FAT32 and it should detect it. Then it will allow you to reformat it to HFS from the disk utility on the install disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindlessmissy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 LiveCd is your only choice ... specifically PartedMagic 2.0 (freeware) .... just make sure the Partition is set to active after.. if you are going to boot from it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabe_ Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 In the time you spent researching a Windows solution, you could have formatted the drive many times over using a LiveCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyen Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 It was a pain in arse to: [1] format a partition to FAT32/Logical in Acronis (in my case OSX didn't allow its installation onto Primary partition) [2] boot Darwin and format FAT32 to HFS+ using Disk Utility [3] finally again boot into Windows/Acronis to convert HFS+/Logical to HFS+/Primary – as OSX ends up with "HFS+ partition error" unless you make Logical -> Primary I just don't have LiveCD and I tried to find an easiest way, but had to go the toughest. Anyhow OSX is working. Many thanks to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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