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How do I convert a Windows formatted hard drive to now work in a Mac computer as the hard drive?
The Windows formatting is probably MS DOS FAT 32 or NTFS. A Mac will be able to read from such formatted discs but will probably have problems writing to them without the aid of software such as MacFuse (See links below) . If you have no need for the Windows formatting connect the drive to the Mac. Open Disk Utility which is in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder. Select the drive from the left hand pane and select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the Volume Format drop down menu.
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Is a external hard drive formatted for windows xp compatible with windows vista?
Yes, if it's formatted to FAT or NTFS.
Why won't windows install on computer from BIOS without the blue screen of death appearing already formatted hard drive C?
Sounds like the hard drive is corrupt or damaged.
How do you get jumpdrives to work with Windows Vista?
No special configuration or software is necessary; just plug them in. If the drive has not been formatted, you may need to format it (right-click the drive in "Computer" and select "Format").
Can Windows 7 be formatted with Windows XP?
Windows 7 and Windows XP are operating systems. You cannot format operating systems. But you can format your hard disk or hard drive. You can use Windows XP bootable CD to format HDD, but you will have to use Windows 7 Bootable Installation disk to install OS on your formatted drive.
Will Windows Vista support fat32?
Windows Vista does not officially support booting from a FAT32 drive, although it is technically possible. Vista supports FAT32 on Flash drives and hard drives, although it will not format a hard drive over 32 GB as FAT32.
How do you get to your hard drive on windows 7?
Plug it in. There are probably two cables, one for power one for data. Windows should recognize it and offer you to format the drive if it is not formatted already. If you mean how to find your hard drive, you would open the area called Computer or click on the Libraries from the taskbar and then look for Computer in the listing on the left pane and expand it. Or you can enable the Computer icon on the desktop and click on it just like "My Computer."
Why does my mac not want to copy things to your thumb drive?
The Mac can read Windows NTFS formatted volumes, but can not write to them. The thumb drive is most likely formatted with NTFS. The best format for a volume that will be used to copy files between Mac and Windows is FAT32.
Can you retrieve data from an external hard drive connected with a USB if you were running Ubuntu?
Yes, you can. If the external hard drive is formatted using the FAT32 or NTFS file system then you can read it in any windows computer. If you have it formatted as one of the Linux file systems (EXT2, EXT3, JFS, etc.) then just pop in an Ubuntu Live CD into the computer that you want to retrieve the data with and copy it off.
Why does my external hard drive work in Linux but not in Windows?
The most likely reason is that the drive was formatted with a Linux file system. Reformatting the drive to NTFS or FAT32 will make the drive usable in Windows. You could also install an ext4 driver in Windows to access the drive without reformatting it.
How do you convert D drive from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows 98 OS?
You can not convert a FAT 32 drive to NTFS in windows 98 because windows 98 does not support it. You can however mount an existing NTFS drive in windows 98 using a driver from www.winternals.com
Can the Vista Premium 64bit OS open a Windows NT formatted hard drive to recover data?
Yes, it can.
Can you put a windows xp hard drive in a windows 98 computer and recover the files on the xp hard drive?
You'll need special software, probably, to read the NTFS partition of a standard XP install, unless it was not formatted prior to install, and happened to be FAT32. Google it! There's even NTFS for DOS!
