how to open mac os extended journaled hdd in windows 8?

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how to open mac os extended journaled hdd in windows 8?

Hi I just bought a new 2TB HDD and i formatted it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled). However when I tried to open it on my PC with Windows 8 it was detected but not loaded. Is there any way that I can read and write this HDD on Windows 8?

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Posted on Jan 2, 2015 8:56 AM

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Csound1

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Jan 2, 2015 9:00 AM in response to JW_JW

Buy a copy of HFS for Windows.

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Niel

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Jan 2, 2015 9:01 AM in response to JW_JW

Install software such as MacDrive on the PC.

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JW_JW Author

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Jan 2, 2015 9:07 AM in response to JW_JW

Thanks for quick reply. Any free methods?

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Jan 4, 2015 2:29 PM in response to JW_JW

Format the hard drive ExFat. ExFat can be read and written to by both Windows and OSX.

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