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Share OneTouch 4 Plus between Mac OS X and Windows XP?

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‎01-17-2008 07:50 AM

Is it possible to share a OneTouch 4 Plus between Mac OS X and Windows XP? I want the entire contents to be visible between both computers.

I plan to use the Firewire port in both cases, but I doubt that matters. I do not need to be able to boot either computer the Mac from the OneTouch 4 Plus; it would be nice to be able to boot one computer or both, but I'll give that up to be able to share content easily between the two computers.

If I can't share a single partition between Mac OS X and Windows XP, should I make two partitions so I can have some external space for the Mac and some for the Windows PC?

Thanks!
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Re: Share OneTouch 4 Plus between Mac OS X and Windows XP?

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‎01-17-2008 09:02 AM

If you want to share data go with FAT32, you can both read and write in Mac and Windows. You can't boot to Mac though. You can also partion the drive to HFS+ (native Mac format) and NTFS (more recent and secure Windows format). Hope that helps...
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Re: Share OneTouch 4 Plus between Mac OS X and Windows XP?

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‎02-02-2008 07:17 PM - edited ‎02-02-2008 07:28 PM

I just installed a Maxtor OneTouch 4Plus (firewire) to my mac mini which already had a One Touch III USB2.0 attached. The new firewire unit was to become the new storage for iTunes and photos AFTER the stuff from the USB unit was moved over, but after installation of the new unit, the old unit has become unrecognizable and when it's attached it causes the computer to crash and forces a restart. Any idea how to go back to pre 4Plus installation to get my stuff out of "jail" and solve the crashing problem? Also, the MaxtorIII is not visible to my Windows XP laptop.

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‎02-26-2008 02:07 AM

hello guys , problem with fat 32 is that no partition more than 32GB and no tansfer of a file heavier than 4 GB....:smileysad:
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Re: Share OneTouch 4 Plus between Mac OS X and Windows XP?

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‎01-03-2009 05:45 PM

Hi i have the same problem. i just bought a Maxtor One Touch 4 . Connected to my MacBook first and was able to back everything up. But then when I tried to connec to my PC with Windows XP the computer can't see the drive.

 

HELP! Any ideas on what to do next?

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‎02-16-2009 07:54 PM

Could someone help me as well? I got my files from a Windows, and am trying put some of them on a Mac. Is there anyhting I can do?
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