If you have installed Windows using Bootcamp you will be able to see Mac OS X disk and access all files, but this disk will be always read only. Same situation is with Linux operating system.
Mac OS X cannot read an NTFS file system without the assistance of a third party program. See the related link below for a list of solutions if it is absolutely necessary to open NTFS file systems using OS X.
File Systems supported by Mac OS X:Local File Systems HFSHFS+ISO9660MSDOSNTFSUDFUFSNetwork File Systems AFPFTPNFSSMB/CIFSWebDAVOther deadfsdevfsfdescfifofsloopnullfsramfsspecfssynthfsunionvolfs
HFS file system with addtional software windows can read it
Mac OS Extended Journaled
Formatting the drive would remove any files currently on it. If you want to access a Linux file system from Mac OS X, there are a few programs that can do this, such as Paragon ExtFS for Mac OS X or ext2fsx.
The question mark's appearance on a Mac file indicates that the Mac is unable to locate the System software that it needs to open that file.
Built in file system manager on Mac OS. Think of it as of the Windows Explorer on Mac.
A Microsoft Installer file (.msi) will only work with Microsofts Windows operating system it will not work with Mac OS X. You can open the file to read it by right clicking on its icon and selecting Open with... from the menu and then selecting a text editor.
The oldest mac OS is System 1
File management is handled by the software named "Finder" in OSX.
Photoshop files use the extension .psd in Mac OS X.
Mac OS X is a preemptive multitasking system.