CondoneThis Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I get the message that OS X cannot write to "Windows", the title of my partition. Can read from this drive anyone know how to unlock this drive? I can write to and from from within Windows with MacDrive. windows.tiff Thanks, Chad@CondoneThis Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 If the partition is formatted as NTFS, then OSX cannot write to it, only read from it. If you create a Data partition formatted as HFS+, then both OSX and Windows (through MacDrive) can easily share data. Just store all of your data on the partition. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-202958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeplessMedia Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 If you enable sharing on a folder of the NTFS drive, then you can access it and write to it. Just select or create a folder that you would like to be able to access from both OS's. Then when your you boot your Mac Os, go to network in the side bar of the finder window, slick on the workgroup name (opps, forgot to add that you must have a workgroiup name assigned under windows + password) and you will have a new icon on your desktop representing the shared folder. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-208044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 If you enable sharing on a folder of the NTFS drive, then you can access it and write to it... I'm pretty sure OSX can't write to NTFS format. So no go there. Alternatives: 1. Create another HFS+ partition from OSX where you will store all your files that you will often require to use in both OSX and Windows (works, music, movies....) and install MacDrive in Windows (you've already got that running). Then both your OSX and Windows will be able to read/write to this partition. 2. Create a FAT partition from windows where you will store all your shared files. OSX and Windows are both able to read/write to FAT without any extra work. Major problem is that it cannot contain a file size greater than 4GB. This can be a huge issue if you download a DVD Movie and want to put it in the "OS Shared Folder". Note: Vista doesn't install MacDrive. I tried. I can use the FAT system option but hate the 4GB limit. So back to XP. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-208052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nastyhome Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 What I gather is: All i need to do is share out a folder in Windows XP on the same computer, reboot Mac OS X and map the shared folder out? Correct? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-208073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBK.Xscape Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 i dont think aceplayer gets it. i always share files between macs and windows and the mac is able to write to a NTFS hard drive. its on the network, not over hard drives on the desktop. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-208077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 i dont think aceplayer gets it. i always share files between macs and windows and the mac is able to write to a NTFS hard drive. its on the network, not over hard drives on the desktop. Ohhh. You're talking about two different systems? A PC (running windows) and Mac running OSX? So your sharing through a network which can be done I know. Never did it but I know what you're now talking about. I might very well be wrong but isn't nastyhome looking to read write through his Windows and OSX partitions on the same PC? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-208087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nastyhome Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I might very well be wrong but isn't nastyhome looking to read write through his Windows and OSX partitions on the same PC? Yes. Correct. I'm getting confused. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-208090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Tell us about your system and its partitions. And what you are hoping to do more clearly. The solution is somewhere in the posts but we need to know which is yours. Is it one system or two? i.e. a PC with OSX and Windows XP installed in it - OR - a mac and a separate pc unit? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-208093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nastyhome Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Tell us about your system and its partitions. And what you are hoping to do more clearly. The solution is somewhere in the posts but we need to know which is yours. Is it one system or two? i.e. a PC with OSX and Windows XP installed in it - OR - a mac and a separate pc unit? I have one PC with both OSX and XP installed. I want to read and write my windows XP partition from OSX. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-208149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I have one PC with both OSX and XP installed. That good. We understand now. I want to read and write my windows XP partition from OSX. Can't write to NTFS. Just won't happen. However since you can read it from OSX, it means you can use that to your benefit. All you know need to do is create a partition where both OSX and Windows can write to and then use that as a shared area. When you need something that in your Windows area (c:) you can still read it and make edits. Then save those edits on the shared area. If you want access to them from windows, well you can. Anyway follow this: I'm pretty sure OSX can't write to NTFS format. So no go there. Alternatives: 1. Create another HFS+ partition from OSX where you will store all your files that you will often require to use in both OSX and Windows (works, music, movies....) and install MacDrive in Windows (you've already got that running). Then both your OSX and Windows will be able to read/write to this partition. 2. Create a FAT partition from windows where you will store all your shared files. OSX and Windows are both able to read/write to FAT without any extra work. Major problem is that it cannot contain a file size greater than 4GB. This can be a huge issue if you download a DVD Movie and want to put it in the "OS Shared Folder". Note: Vista doesn't install MacDrive. I tried. I can use the FAT system option but hate the 4GB limit. So back to XP. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-208160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeplessMedia Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 If you created a shared directory on your windows partition then you can acees it by creating a workgroup on the windows machine, rebooting, go into osx, open up your drive, click on network, it should see the workgroup, click on the workgroup, click on the network share, authenticate, then it will open up the network folder with read/write acces. You can enable it to start with osx by going into system preferences, users, open up your user profile and add the network share to your login items.. good luck... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-253253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheels2040 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 If you created a shared directory on your windows partition then you can acees it by creating a workgroup on the windows machine, rebooting, go into osx, open up your drive, click on network, it should see the workgroup, click on the workgroup, click on the network share, authenticate, then it will open up the network folder with read/write acces. You can enable it to start with osx by going into system preferences, users, open up your user profile and add the network share to your login items.. good luck... He is running windows and osx on the same machine. That will only work if windows and osx is on two different machines, or he is running windows in a virtual machine like Parallels. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-253263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Bang! Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 If your data partition is formatted in FAT32 both OSes can read and write to it without any 3rd party utilities. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/29461-read-only-windows-partition/#findComment-258898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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