How to use a windows hard disk on mac

Goodmorning, I have the necessity to do a backup of my Mac, however I don't have any external hard disk with enough space for all the data, but I have a "windows" hard disk with enough space to contain the data of a "MacOs" hard disk. Is there any way I can put all the things in the windows one in order to use the other for the backup? I tried to to that but on mac I can't import files on the windows one and viceversa on windows.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Feb 17, 2022 7:09 AM

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Posted on Feb 17, 2022 7:13 AM

Tams100x100 wrote:

Goodmorning, I have the necessity to do a backup of my Mac, however I don't have any external hard disk with enough space for all the data, but I have a "windows" hard disk with enough space to contain the data of a "MacOs" hard disk. Is there any way I can put all the things in the windows one in order to use the other for the backup? I tried to to that but on mac I can't import files on the windows one and viceversa on windows.


If this Windows drive is formatted as NTFS then you need third party software for mac to r/w


Paragon or tuxera


http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/


http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/



there are others


https://github.com/osxfuse/osxfuse/wiki/NTFS-3G


https://iboysoft.com/mac-drive-manager/ntfs-for-mac/free-software-read-write-ntfs-mac.html



https://iboysoft.com/ntfs-for-mac/wd-ntfs-driver-for-mac.html

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Feb 17, 2022 7:13 AM in response to Tams100x100

Tams100x100 wrote:

Goodmorning, I have the necessity to do a backup of my Mac, however I don't have any external hard disk with enough space for all the data, but I have a "windows" hard disk with enough space to contain the data of a "MacOs" hard disk. Is there any way I can put all the things in the windows one in order to use the other for the backup? I tried to to that but on mac I can't import files on the windows one and viceversa on windows.


If this Windows drive is formatted as NTFS then you need third party software for mac to r/w


Paragon or tuxera


http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/


http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/



there are others


https://github.com/osxfuse/osxfuse/wiki/NTFS-3G


https://iboysoft.com/mac-drive-manager/ntfs-for-mac/free-software-read-write-ntfs-mac.html



https://iboysoft.com/ntfs-for-mac/wd-ntfs-driver-for-mac.html

Feb 17, 2022 7:23 AM in response to Tams100x100

Tams100x100 wrote:

Goodmorning, I have the necessity to do a backup of my Mac, however I don't have any external hard disk with enough space for all the data, but I have a "windows" hard disk with enough space to contain the data of a "MacOs" hard disk. Is there any way I can put all the things in the windows one in order to use the other for the backup? I tried to to that but on mac I can't import files on the windows one and viceversa on windows.

" necessity to do a backup of my Mac " as in Time Machine Backup ?


A Time Machine Backup  is very useful  but do read the types of drives involved.


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