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I recently purchased a MacBook Air. I have an external 3TB Hard Drive that I would like to use, however, I have used this drive to backup files from my desktop (Windows) computer and the drive is setup with NTFS format, thus I can read files from the hard drive but I cannot write files to the hard drive. Apr 23, 2012 I recently brought Western Digital's Passport Essential, and will be using with My MacBook (running Snow Leopard), MacBook Air (running Lion) and Windows 7 Desktop. I should be able to read-write data using each machine/OS. More over, I need to store and move files larger than 4GB. So, what should be preferred file-system type: FAT, exFAT or NTFS? MacBooks may encounter NTFS-formatted devices when working with storage devices that are primarily used with Windows-based PCs. MacBooks that only share storage devices with other Mac OS X running computers are unlikely to encounter NTFS. According to PC Magazine, Apple's Mac OS X 10.3 version added the ability to read the NTFS format.
Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon Software is the best such software solution: reliable, fast, and now affordable as well Fast, seamless, and easy to use, Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon Software is required for those who need to write to Windows volumes. And now it’s more affordable than ever. MacWorld, USA 2016, macworld.com. Most Mac users will be better off formatting external drives with exFAT, ensuring they work well on both Windows and Mac OS X without any extra work. If you must write to an NTFS drive, one of the paid, third-party drivers will be the easiest option with the best performance and least risk of file corruption.
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GUID and exFAT since no legacy machines and OS's are involved, however the 10.6 machine must be 10.6.5 or later.
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Format the new drive on the Win 7 machine, right click on it's icon and format: exFAT.
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If you ever want to connect the drive to a XP machine with exFAT installed (free from Microsoft), then your looking at MBR + exFAT.
If the XP machine can't install exFAT, like it's not verified, then MBR + FAT32 (MSDOS) and keep all files under 4GB in size.
If you want to connect the drive to consoles and other devices, then MBR + FAT32 (MSDOS)
Don't use NTFS
Apr 23, 2012 11:07 AM