MAC OSX files to WinXP

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MAC OSX files to WinXP

tonynoriega

12:40 am on May 28, 2008 (gmt 0)

evening all...

I have a Lacie portable hard drive with a bunch of MacOSX files on it from our previous designer.

Yes, when i plug it into my WinXP laptop, it doesn't even come up in My Computer....

What do i have to do to make these files accessible?

I have an accessible MAC OSx computer if i need to go that route, but no nothing about mac, except how pretty they are....

any tips please?

Samizdata

12:46 am on May 28, 2008 (gmt 0)

It is likely that the drive is formatted for the Mac file system.

Easiest option: plug it into the Mac and network the computers.

Other option: install software such as MacDrive on the XP machine.

travelin cat

5:45 pm on May 28, 2008 (gmt 0)

Samizdata is correct. The drive is formatted for OSX, networking them should solve the problem.

Samizdata

6:08 pm on May 28, 2008 (gmt 0)

Other other options: plug the drive into the Mac and burn the files to CD/DVD, or transfer them to another external drive that works on the XP machine, or upload them to your webspace, or email them to yourself...

tonynoriega

12:28 am on May 29, 2008 (gmt 0)

i got a trial version of MacDrive and ripped the files over to my T: drive, poof... got my files.

thanks much.