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pills_PMD · 04-17-2006, 11:26 AM

i need to share a portable hard drive between my MAC and my PC for my research data.

sea gate suggests i format it HFS and find 3rd party software to allow my PC to read/write to the HFS drive.

is there really a problem leaving it FAT32 since windows/linux/mac can all read/write to FAT32?

pissedoffsol · 04-17-2006, 11:55 AM

if you have 2 computers, i'm assuming you have a network.
I'd suggest setting up the drive as a NAS.

over a network, file systems are independant.

TurboMirage · 04-17-2006, 01:53 PM

fat32 with appletalk

MaaseyRacer · 04-17-2006, 08:02 PM

Appletalk is dead for the most part. Just partition it FAT32 and you should not have any problems.
Also for additional compatibility go to the system preferences on your mac and click the sharing icon. Then check to turn on file sharing and Windows file sharing. That will give you the most compatibility on a network as well.

TurboMirage · 04-17-2006, 08:41 PM

interesting.

then why does microsoft still put out updates for it?

pills_PMD · 04-17-2006, 08:54 PM

i have a mac at work and my pc / mac laptop setup at home.

Citizen_Insane · 04-18-2006, 08:56 AM

does the drive exceed the limit for fat32 tho? What size is it?

Calesta · 04-19-2006, 06:31 AM

http://www.allensmith.net/Storage/HDDlimit/FAT32.htm

Looks like you can go as large as you want up to 2TB with a 32kB cluster setup.

Citizen_Insane · 04-19-2006, 08:17 AM

oh, I didn't realize that the 32GB limit was only a windows thing, not a FAT32 thing.

Calesta · 04-20-2006, 10:24 PM

Yeah, definitely not a FAT32 limitation. Do the math with the bit counts in the file allocation table and you'll see exactly how many clusters fit into each file system- then multiply by your cluster size to get total capacity.

Sabz5150 · 04-20-2006, 10:28 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Calesta @ Apr 19 2006, 07:31 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
http://www.allensmith.net/Storage/HDDlimit/FAT32.htm

Looks like you can go as large as you want up to 2TB with a 32kB cluster setup.
[/b][/quote]

2 terabytes? Is that all? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

Anyway, that's a bit of a pickle. If you really want to, you could download the ext3 support files for Win and Mac and format the drive that way. You'll get a journaling filesystem at no additional cost.

pills_PMD · 04-23-2006, 11:03 AM

it's only 60 gb. thanks guys


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04-17-2006, 11:26 AM	#1
pills_PMD Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New Albany, OH Posts: 4,262 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 01 is300, 05 s2000, 03 rx300 Rep Power: 58	i need to share a portable hard drive between my MAC and my PC for my research data. sea gate suggests i format it HFS and find 3rd party software to allow my PC to read/write to the HFS drive. is there really a problem leaving it FAT32 since windows/linux/mac can all read/write to FAT32?

04-17-2006, 11:55 AM	#2
pissedoffsol RETIRED Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Retirement Home Age: 29 Posts: 49,950 iTrader: 2 / 100% Ride: Electric Scooter Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 532	if you have 2 computers, i'm assuming you have a network. I'd suggest setting up the drive as a NAS. over a network, file systems are independant.

04-17-2006, 01:53 PM	#3
TurboMirage Running on two cylinders Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southbridge, MA Age: 26 Posts: 18,664 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer RPW E5 Coupe Rep Power: 439	fat32 with appletalk

04-17-2006, 08:02 PM	#4
MaaseyRacer Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Francisco, Ca. Posts: 2,975 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 45	Appletalk is dead for the most part. Just partition it FAT32 and you should not have any problems. Also for additional compatibility go to the system preferences on your mac and click the sharing icon. Then check to turn on file sharing and Windows file sharing. That will give you the most compatibility on a network as well.

04-17-2006, 08:41 PM	#5
TurboMirage Running on two cylinders Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southbridge, MA Age: 26 Posts: 18,664 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer RPW E5 Coupe Rep Power: 439	interesting. then why does microsoft still put out updates for it?

04-17-2006, 08:54 PM	#6
pills_PMD Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New Albany, OH Posts: 4,262 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 01 is300, 05 s2000, 03 rx300 Rep Power: 58	i have a mac at work and my pc / mac laptop setup at home.

04-18-2006, 08:56 AM	#7
Citizen_Insane Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 3,701 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 52	does the drive exceed the limit for fat32 tho? What size is it?

04-19-2006, 06:31 AM	#8
Calesta Admin with a big stick Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dallas / Fort Worth, TX Age: 32 Posts: 25,414 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2003 S2000 Rep Power: 392	http://www.allensmith.net/Storage/HDDlimit/FAT32.htm Looks like you can go as large as you want up to 2TB with a 32kB cluster setup.

04-19-2006, 08:17 AM	#9
Citizen_Insane Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 3,701 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 52	oh, I didn't realize that the 32GB limit was only a windows thing, not a FAT32 thing.

04-20-2006, 10:24 PM	#10
Calesta Admin with a big stick Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dallas / Fort Worth, TX Age: 32 Posts: 25,414 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2003 S2000 Rep Power: 392	Yeah, definitely not a FAT32 limitation. Do the math with the bit counts in the file allocation table and you'll see exactly how many clusters fit into each file system- then multiply by your cluster size to get total capacity.

04-20-2006, 10:28 PM	#11
Sabz5150 FALCON PUNCH!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 32 Posts: 3,338 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 1989 Accord SE-i Rep Power: 101	<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Calesta @ Apr 19 2006, 07:31 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'> http://www.allensmith.net/Storage/HDDlimit/FAT32.htm Looks like you can go as large as you want up to 2TB with a 32kB cluster setup. [/b][/quote] 2 terabytes? Is that all? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] Anyway, that's a bit of a pickle. If you really want to, you could download the ext3 support files for Win and Mac and format the drive that way. You'll get a journaling filesystem at no additional cost.

04-23-2006, 11:03 AM	#12
pills_PMD Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New Albany, OH Posts: 4,262 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 01 is300, 05 s2000, 03 rx300 Rep Power: 58	it's only 60 gb. thanks guys

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