OS X/Windows and sharing a ext. Hard drive: HOW?

[erkanasu]

On my macbook pro, I have a windows partition and os X partition. In addition, I have a external hard drive( which was stolen oujt of my windows machine) and is running via firewire. I have yet to format the drive, and all my old files are still on there from the windows machine( so its still in NTSF format).

To make things more complicated, this is what I want to do. I want to have a windows related partion on it to install games and software, and a os X related partiton for just back ups and movies and stuff. Both OS's are installed and working perfect on the internal. Can I do this?

right now I have two partitons in NTSF on it and windows and os x see it, but os x can not write or edit the files(windows can obviously). Does it have to be in FAT for os x to use it? Can I have a FAT partiton and NTSF partion on the same drive? thanks!!!!!!!


paul

 

[redAPPLE]

the external drive has to be fat32. i think i read somewhere, that installing a third-party software could make it possible to read/write ntfs files. try google.

 

[kennyy]

hi, i have the same problem

you have to use a program call MacDrive6 it is free to try...

 

[encro]

OS X and Windows can both read/write FAT32
OS X cannot write to NTFS but can read.
You could create 2 seperate partitions if you like.

If its only an external and permissions don't concern you much then FAT32 is definitely the easiest solution. I have one external formatted as JHFS+ and the other is FAT32.