Q: HFS no journaling formatting question
I have a Western Digital Media Player. The hard drive can be Fat32 (which doesn't support files of 4gig) or NTFS (which I am trying right now from my pc), but it can also take HFS no journaling. I have always formatted my mac external drives as mac os extended so i can transfer larger files. Two questions: does HFS no journalling allow for files over 4 gig and how do i do this because i can't find it under disk utility.
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macbook aluminum, 2.4, 4 gig, 320, imac dual core, 1.8, Mac OS X (10.5.6), sony HDC-HC3, appleTV, ipods, hard drives, WDMP
Posted on May 16, 2009 12:50 PM
by Kappy,Solvedanswer
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Current versions of OS X only use Mac OS Extended, Journaled by default. An HFS+ formatted drive can handle files larger than 4 GBs, but Windows cannot read or write an HFS+ formatted drive. OS X can read but not write to an NTFS formatted drive and OS X cannot format a drive with NTFS - only FAT32. However, there are third-party utilities for Windows (MediaFour's MacDrive) that enable it to read/write an HFS+ formatted drive. There are also third-party utilities that enable OS X to read/write an NTFS formatted drive - NTFS for Mac OS X or NTFS for Mac 1.0.
Posted on May 16, 2009 1:35 PM