'Incompatible Format' for partition in disk utility

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'Incompatible Format' for partition in disk utility

I have two partitions on my early 2011 MacBook Pro, one is 10.6.8 which I use for my old version of Logic Pro and the other is a Mavericks partition that I've been trying to install Yosemite on.

I've been having all sorts of problems with Yosemite but my 10.6.8 partition works fine. Previously I could access files from across partitions and see the other partition fine but I no longer can. Under disk utility it says that my Yosemite partition is an 'Incompatible Format' now and I can't access it at all.

Everything important on there I have backed up but would like to be able to check through the partition for any files I've missed before I seemingly have to just do a restore on it.

Any ideas on how I can do this would be much appreciated!

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 19, 2014 2:11 AM

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Oct 22, 2014 1:52 AM in response to matchouef

Hi, I have the same issue.

I am running also two partitions on one 10.6.8 for FCP and the other Yosemite.

In Snow Leopard disk utility partition that has Yosemite installed says "Incompatible Format".

From Yosemite I can access files on Snow leopard but not other way around.

I used to do this all the time between Snow Leopard and Mavericks.

Is there any solution to this?

Thanks

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