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Are FAT32/NTFS file systems handled by Mac OSX?
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Hi,
From the posts on this thread, and other web pages I've Googled, it sounds like MacOS does indeed support FAT32. However, when I stick my shiny new Transcend 4GB SD card into my PowerBook (using a Macally 4-in-1 multimedia PCMCIA adapter), it doesn't show up on my desktop. If I open up Disk Utility, it recognizes the card and shows it as being FAT32, but it is not mounted.
What do I need to do to get my Mac to read my 4GB SD card? I'm running 10.4.3 on the Mac, and I formatted the card with my Treo 650. The Treo can read/write the 4GB card just fine, and my Mac can handle smaller (FAT16-formatted) cards just fine with the PCMCIA adapter. I was assuming the problem was simply that MacOS doesn't support FAT32, but everything I've read on the Web says MacOS does support FAT32. So why doesn't the card work?
From the posts on this thread, and other web pages I've Googled, it sounds like MacOS does indeed support FAT32. However, when I stick my shiny new Transcend 4GB SD card into my PowerBook (using a Macally 4-in-1 multimedia PCMCIA adapter), it doesn't show up on my desktop. If I open up Disk Utility, it recognizes the card and shows it as being FAT32, but it is not mounted.
What do I need to do to get my Mac to read my 4GB SD card? I'm running 10.4.3 on the Mac, and I formatted the card with my Treo 650. The Treo can read/write the 4GB card just fine, and my Mac can handle smaller (FAT16-formatted) cards just fine with the PCMCIA adapter. I was assuming the problem was simply that MacOS doesn't support FAT32, but everything I've read on the Web says MacOS does support FAT32. So why doesn't the card work?
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fat 32 is ok / ntfs is a no go
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make sure all your info is off of your external hard drive then reformat the harddrive in mac osx journaled and it should be all ok.
Or if you have a windows pc just reformat in in fat32 and the mac will see it no problems.
I have a 1gb flash drive that i do the same thing with and it works fine.
Or if you have a windows pc just reformat in in fat32 and the mac will see it no problems.
I have a 1gb flash drive that i do the same thing with and it works fine.
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>fat 32 is ok / ntfs is a no go
While it's true that Mac OS X can only read from NTFS volumes by default, it's possible using the third party ntfs-3g driver to extend its capability to full read and write. The easiest way to achieve this functionality is to use MacFUSE. More info on Lifehack:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lif...-mac-os-x.html
While it's true that Mac OS X can only read from NTFS volumes by default, it's possible using the third party ntfs-3g driver to extend its capability to full read and write. The easiest way to achieve this functionality is to use MacFUSE. More info on Lifehack:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lif...-mac-os-x.html
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