Possibly, but when I tried it a few years ago, it caused problems and lock-ups, and I had to get rid of it. I'd rather convert the file system to something both computers can work with natively, if at all possible. XFAT is a good idea--I forgot about that one. It's a 1TB drive, so hopefully XFAT has no limitations on disk space. > On May 7, 2015, at 5:41 PM, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote: > > Hi! > Would ntfs4mac be of any help? > This will make it possible to write ntfs partitions on the mac i think. > /A >> 7 maj 2015 kl. 22:03 skrev Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com >> <mailto:kilbu...@me.com>>: >> >> Hi, >> >> First, why not use ExFAT format which allows for a much larger file size and >> readable by both platforms. Second, theoretically you could do what you’re >> asking, at least on a Mac with Disk Utility. I’ve only done this with MacOS >> Extended Journaled partitions with GUID Partition Map schemes though, so, >> I’m not positive that it will work with your setup. Mac does read NTFS >> partitions but it cannot create a NTFS partition, thus, I don’t believe that >> you’ll be able to accomplish this using regular MacOS tasks. There may be a >> utility out there on the net, or maybe it could be done in Windows, but I’m >> not sure. Sorry for the vague answer. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On May 7, 2015, at 13:03, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com >> <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> Given an external hard drive that has long been used on Windows and has a >> lot of data on it, and the fact that this drive will need to support Mac and >> Windows, how might I go about formatting it? I know I'll need to use FAT32, >> and that this file system imposes a 4GB limit for files. My problem will be >> reformatting the drive. I don't have a place to store the content to do a >> complete wipe in one go. Would it be possible to make two partitions, one >> FAT32 and the other the current NTFS, then move things from one to the >> other, shrinking the NTFS and expanding the FAT32 as I go? I don't know if >> that's even remotely possible, and any ideas would be great. Thanks. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> mehg...@icloud.com <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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