---------- Original message ---------- Subject: NTFS formatted carry to Sawtooth Date: Sonntag 11 Oktober 2009N From: Nestamicky <[email protected]> To: "G-Group" <[email protected]>
> I thought I'd run this here quick, as I'm sure someone here would have > wanted to do same. > > I have a rather large HD that's formatted in NTFS and has tons of data > on it that I'd like installed as a secondary drive in my Sawtooth. > Question is: if I pop it in, as secondary, would it need to be > reinitialized with the possibility of loosing my data? Is there a tool > out there that would mount it without problems of loosing data, or > reformatting? Thanks a lot! Normally, Mac OS and Mac OS X only take HFS+ formated disks. MS-DOS (FAT16/FAT32) may also be possible. Which version of Mac OS X or Mac OS are you running? There is a driver called NTFS-3G that makes it possible under Mac OS X to access NTFS volumes. But I think you will at least need Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger to make it work. Cheers, Andreas. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
