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Can Mac OS write to an NTFS drive without extra software? What format is the drive in? NTFS or FAT32?

Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #13051043
Yes, I am trying to save it to an external drive. Any idea how I would see how to reformat it? Failing that, how would I find an ap like you describe! Thanks so much! I didn't even consider the external drive as an issue since it seemed to work with the iMac as soon as I plugged it in.

Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #13051061
Well I just did a search on how to reformat the drive & it says all the data will be lost when you do that, so I'll have to see about getting someone to do that for me since I don't have another way to back up all the data...I hate changes! I know I"ll love this iMac once I get everything working & understand it better but what a pain in the patootie the learning curve is!

Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #13051729
Ok did the Get info check and yes, it is NTSF> Now going to see if I can figure out how to back up my images...this is scary.

Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #13053019
Didn't far with that. I did find the Sharing and Permissions in the external drive info, but it reads You can only read" and there is no way to choose another option. So I went into the system information for the iMac, looked in Security but there was nothing about permissions or sharing. I did do a search on how to change the sharing and permission on a FreeAgent External drive & what I found says I need to back up my data on the external drive first..

tim wrote in post #13055067
Can Mac OS write to an NTFS drive without extra software? What format is the drive in? NTFS or FAT32?

Heh! Tim, going through her posts, yes it's NTFS, and she is having trouble getting permissions to write to it from her Mac!

A quick google suggests you can't write to an NTFS drive on a mac without installing additional software. The solution therefore is to get the software to write to NTFS drives, or copy the data off, format it FAT32 or whatever format mac uses, and copy the data back.

tim wrote in post #13055638
A quick google suggests you can't write to an NTFS drive on a mac without installing additional software. The solution therefore is to get the software to write to NTFS drives, or copy the data off, format it FAT32 or whatever format mac uses, and copy the data back.

Did you even read the thread? This has all been explained earlier last evening. :roll eyes:

Fat32 is useless if you want to copy files over 4GB in size as well.

328iGuy wrote in post #13055660
Did you even read the thread? This has all been explained earlier last evening. :roll eyes:

Not really.

tim wrote in post #13055927
Not really.

That's why your post count is so high I presume. Read up!

Back on topic no.....

Easy,fellas! the conclusion I came to is there is no way for me to reformat the external drive without backing up the data on it first, so since I am taking the iMac in to my computer guys tomorrow to install MS Office & Outlook, I am just going to have them back up the data & reformat my two external drives for me. I can't even figure out how to backnup stuff on my iMacs hard drive...gonna be a bumpy ride!

Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #13056039
Easy,fellas! the conclusion I came to is there is no way for me to reformat the external drive without backing up the data on it first, so since I am taking the iMac in to my computer guys tomorrow to install MS Office & Outlook, I am just going to have them back up the data & reformat my two external drives for me. I can't even figure out how to backnup stuff on my iMacs hard drive...gonna be a bumpy ride!

Report back!

328iGuy wrote in post #13056032
That's why your post count is so high I presume. Read up!

Back on topic no.....

Skim reading is usually good enough, not this time it seems!

Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #13056039
Easy,fellas! the conclusion I came to is there is no way for me to reformat the external drive without backing up the data on it first, so since I am taking the iMac in to my computer guys tomorrow to install MS Office & Outlook, I am just going to have them back up the data & reformat my two external drives for me. I can't even figure out how to backnup stuff on my iMacs hard drive...gonna be a bumpy ride!

True, formatting erases all the data. Just copy it off, format it, and copy it back. If you don't know how then yes paying someone to do it for you is best.

tim wrote in post #13056056
Skim reading is usually good enough, not this time it seems!

True, formatting erases all the data. Just copy it off, format it, and copy it back. If you don't know how then yes paying someone to do it for you is best.

I don't know on this iMac. When I try to research backing up I get referrals to Time Machine which, when I try to set up asks me to assign an External drive for it. Duh. That's my whole problem! Yeah I'll just let the experts handle it since we're talking all of my on-going processing jobs!

External disks are so slow, it's pretty crazy to put work on them that you're working on. You should have a multiple internal disk setup, one big disk for images, one disk or SSD for the cache. By using an external disk you're making things much much slower than they should be. The exception is an eSata disk, or Firewire.

That's one reason all in one consumer machines aren't good for photographers - only one disk fits inside. With Thunderbolt this may change, it's a fast interface. If your machine supports thunderbolt buy a new external disk that has a faster interface and migrate your data over.

You have backups of all your data, right? You need to, especially because your poor knowledge of computers leaves you more vulnerable to mistakes and screwups.

tim wrote in post #13056220
External disks are so slow, it's pretty crazy to put work on them that you're working on. You should have a multiple internal disk setup, one big disk for images, one disk or SSD for the cache. By using an external disk you're making things much much slower than they should be. The exception is an eSata disk, or Firewire.

That's one reason all in one consumer machines aren't good for photographers - only one disk fits inside. With Thunderbolt this may change, it's a fast interface. If your machine supports thunderbolt buy a new external disk that has a faster interface and migrate your data over.

You have backups of all your data, right? You need to, especially because your poor knowledge of computers leaves you more vulnerable to mistakes and screwups.

Well, ouch! I have all of my original raw files on my free agent drive, also on an elements external drive which I keep off site. Once I finish editing a session, I copy the edited images to the elements drive and keep the final edited versions on both the free agent and elements drive. My iMac does have that thunderbolt capability tho o have not investigated that yet.

Not trying to be mean, just calling things how I see them - bluntly as usual sorry. You really should look into it, it could save you a bunch of time.

tim wrote in post #13056325
Not trying to be mean, just calling things how I see them - bluntly as usual sorry. You really should look into it, it could save you a bunch of time.

I like you mean! just kidding. I am not offended at your bluntness, I think it's a prerequisite for all geniuses.

I promise I am trying to learn as quickly as possible. There's been so much to educate myself on this last year and a half, and just when I think I'm making progress I go and make a System change! Apple offers this one on one business consultation I'll prob take them up on it to see what they can clear up for me. I do appreciate your input, Tim.

I'm not a genius, i'm just blunt! And the "apple genius's" really aren't!