Accessing OSX Partition from Vista in Bootcamp

[athimmig]

Hi guys, I am a total newb at bootcamp, having just switched over from using a PC for the last 5 years.

I've got Vista Home Premium running on my new MBP-SR 2.4 but I can't seem to find a way to get to my files on the OSX partition when I boot in vista. It seems wierd because when I am in OSX, I can see the vista partition and get to the files I have stored on it.

Am I totally missing something here?

 

[gnasher729]

Hi guys, I am a total newb at bootcamp, having just switched over from using a PC for the last 5 years.

I've got Vista Home Premium running on my new MBP-SR 2.4 but I can't seem to find a way to get to my files on the OSX partition when I boot in vista. It seems wierd because when I am in OSX, I can see the vista partition and get to the files I have stored on it.

Am I totally missing something here?

Well, you wouldn't want to give Vista any access to the MacOS X parts, in case Vista gets some virus. With access to MacOS X, a Vista virus could destroy all your MacOS X data.

 

[athimmig]

True, but I would like to be able to get to my MP3, documents and photos that are stored on the much larger OSX partition.

 

[lockdown571]

I believe macdrive would work

http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/

 

[athimmig]

There isint a way to "discover" it without the use of an additional program?

 

[fishkorp]

There isint a way to "discover" it without the use of an additional program?

nope, Windows doesn't know what to do with an HFS+ partition without special software like MacDrive.

 

[etrosh]

Well, you wouldn't want to give Vista any access to the MacOS X parts, in case Vista gets some virus. With access to MacOS X, a Vista virus could destroy all your MacOS X data.

false! no data will be destroyed by any of windows' virus... mac os x software cuoldn't understand windows language.

etrosh

 

[Nohg]

false! no data will be destroyed by any of windows' virus... mac os x software cuoldn't understand windows language.

etrosh

Technically you are correct, but there can be data corruption if the OSX drive can be written to by MacDrive.

I've experienced it myself :/


If you only need to get simple files, I'd recommend HFS+ explorer.

Of course, should you have Snow Leopard:

HFS+ read support in Boot Camp.

Boot Camp now includes HFS+ read support that enables you to access the files on your Mac OS X partition from Windows. It’s read-only to prevent PC viruses from affecting Mac OS X, but you can easily save your work to your Windows partition and access it later from Mac OS X.

 

[mcesie]

in windows its read only, so no virus can affected hfs+ , u can read hfs+ after snow leopard been installed, and running bootcamp 3.0