Converting HFS to HFS+

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Craigwd_2000 Author

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Converting HFS to HFS+

Is there any way to convert a HFS partition on a hard drive to HFS+ using third party software? I know in Windows you can convert FAT16 to FAT32 or FAT32 to NTFS after installing Windows 98 or Windows XP.

refurbished 17 Revision B iMac G5 1.8 GHz & refurbished 12 PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Nov 20, 2005 2:23 PM

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Answer 1

taerchen

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Nov 20, 2005 3:24 PM in response to Craigwd_2000

Usually one makes the conversion using DriveSetup 1.7.3 by re-initializing the whole disk, which of course destroys all the existing data on the drive, which is probably what you don't want to do. Also, OS 8.1 is the first MacOS to use HFS+. However, Alsoft, the makers of DiskWarrior and of PlusOptimizer, also makes a program which will let one convert from HFS to HSF+ without reinitializing. You could read about this by going to their website, www.alsoft.com. I've never done this and don't have this program, but I'm sure one could google information about this. The Alsoft people provide technical help which is good, too.

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Answer 2

Nov 20, 2005 4:07 PM in response to taerchen

Alsoft is not just some shareware thing. They currently make the most respected Disk rebuilding program for the Mac. These guys know what they are doing.

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