Convert a mac hard drive to NTFS

Dose anyone know how to convert an external drive that was used for a mac to NTFS so it can be used with windows.

is there any app for doing it or something like that?

thanks!

Graemzy said:

Dose anyone know how to convert an external drive that was used for a mac to NTFS so it can be used with windows.

is there any app for doing it or something like that?

thanks!

You should be able to do this with Disk Management.
Hook up the drive to your computer and follow these two tutorials one will show you how to delete the volume and the other will show you how to create a new volume. If that does not work then try Partition Wizard.
Jerry
Partition or Volume - Delete
Partition or Volume - Create New
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Nice one! Sound man! its for a mate so ill send it on.

I dont know much about the macs but i suggested he format it to fat32 on the mac, then stick it in the pc and format it to NTFS.

Do ya know by any chance if that will even work????

oh and will it defo show up in the disk managment? i thought windows wouldnt read HFS?

Thanks again!

Graemzy said:

I dont know much about the macs but i suggested he format it to fat32 on the mac, then stick it in the pc and format it to NTFS.

Do ya know by any chance if that will even work????

Yes from what I read.

Graemzy said:

oh and will it defo show up in the disk managment? i thought windows wouldnt read HFS?

Thanks again!

From what I read online it should show up as some kind of drive but I have never tried it don't have a Mac.
Jerry

yea i would imagine the same meself. that it would show up as some kind of hardware device at least. just not able to open it.

i dont use a mac either so cant check.

thanks anyway!