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how do i reformat it?
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external hd formatted for mac not responding in windows
i have none of the original software or anything...
not really sure of how to do this.

thanks in advance!

edit: safely remove hardware is showing a removable usb mass storage, but nothing shows in my comp

V - don't really have a clue
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09/05/2007 06:32 PM
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RE: external hd formatted for mac not responding in windows
Can Windows read mac partitions?

What filesystem does a mac use anyway?
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RE: external hd formatted for mac not responding in windows
idk but i had the exact same thing with a .5tb firewire disk formatted for mac
so i gave up

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RE: external hd formatted for mac not responding in windows
Ge64 Wrote:idk but i had the exact same thing with a .5tb firewire disk formatted for mac
so i gave up

dear sweet jesus someone tell me there's an answer

edit: think i got it

control panel » administrative tools » computer management » storage » disc management
right click the drive and hit form a new partition, or whatever it was... can't remember. it's formatting now...
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RE: external hd formatted for mac not responding in windows
Lol, you didn't make a partition?  Okay...

Reminds me, some guy at my local computer store didn't know that either (I had to show him, lol)...
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RE: external hd formatted for mac not responding in windows
ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Lol, you didn't make a partition?  Okay...

Reminds me, some guy at my local computer store didn't know that either (I had to show him, lol)...

i don't know, it was partitioned and formatted for a mac, and worked fine with it.
i figured when i plugged it into my pc, xp would recognize it as formatted for mac or something and offer to format it for pc. instead it just did nothing :]
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RE: external hd formatted for mac not responding in windows
Oh, sorry, I misunderstood you then.  Probably Mac using a filesystem not recognized by Windows.
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