External Hard Drive Sharing - Mac format works - FAT32 doesn't?

Hello,
I recently upgraded to Lion and since the upgrade the sharing of my FAT32 external hard drive no longer works when connecting from a windows machine. I used to use this external drive as a backup and now I cannot access it. I did attempt to reformat the drive as Mac Journaled and then the drive sharing worked fine but I need this drive to be portable and functional on all OS'.
Can someone please help?
Thanks,
Mathieu

All of the issues you'd find would be in reference to just connecting to a Windows server or PC, not necessarily accessing an external drive.
I assume you want it in a cross-platform format so that you can disconnect it and use it on a Windows machine. Otherwise, the format is irrelevant.
Have you gone into Sharing and set it up to share out the drive specifically, not just turn on File Sharing.

Similar Messages

  • Formatted WD Elements external hard drive for mac, not working

    Hey.
    So i recently got a new television and found that i could plug my WD Elements hard drive into it and watch my movies etc.
    the hard drive hadnt been updated in a while, so last time i had updated it was before we got a mac. i plugged it in the other day to put new things on it and my mac recognized it but it said it was read only and wouldnt allow me to put new things onto it. After doing a bit of googling i realized i needed to format it. I thought i would give it a go see what happened. after looking on the forums i formatted it through either exFAT or NTFS. and my hard drive changed to read & write and i could put my things onto it. But when i plugged it into the tele it said no media was found(still recgonized my hd though)
    I'm guessing ive done something wrong. i just don't know exactly what. any tips or suggestions on what to do next would be much appreciated! thanks
    oh and my mac's version is 10.9.1

    You did nothing wrong, you just need to find a format that can be shared by the Mac and your TV.
    Mac can work with Mac formats (HFS), and Windows formats (FAT and NTFS), but NTFS will be only read only.
    So your TV set, read NTFS but perhaps not FAT?, and your mac cannot write NTFS.
    In order to write to NTFS devices, you must install one and only ONE of this comercial software:
    Tuxera or Paragon

  • Format External Hard drive to Mac format.

    Hey! I have a Seagate hard drive (1.5 TB) and I want to run it on my MacBook Air but it's in NTFS format. I don't want to download any 3rd party side to run it. I want to Convert the hard drive's format so that it's compatible with Mac. I have a back up of all my data (I know it erases data when re-formatting). First a dialouge box used to come up prompting to convert and re-format it. But now nothing happens. How do I re-format it so that it's in the Ma's format??
    P.S --> I downloaded the NTFS third party thing (trial version) and it's expired (finally) so do I need to uninstall it too?

    Thank you so much for the well detailed answer, it really helped didn't need to download any additional software or third party applications, just did as you said and it worked.
    Thanks again

  • Greeting,  I want to reformat my external hard drive using Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted ) but before formatting it, I want to make sure that if I loose the hard drive or the hard drive get stolen, no one will be able to retrieve or recover the in

    Greeting,
    I want to reformat my external hard drive using Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted ) but before formatting it, I want to make sure that if I loose the hard drive or the hard drive get stolen, no one will be able to retrieve or recover the information on it so could you tell me what kind of encryption will be used or is there any way to recover the information?
    Thanks!

    I think FileVault is used to encryp internal hard drive but I wanna encrypt an external hard drive with Mac OS Extended Journaled Encrypted which is completely different!

  • I have an external hard drive that was formatted by a PC and has files and directories etc. I want to format it and use it on my IMAC for backup but I can't seem to write to it nor can I delete current content. How do I initialize it for use with the MAC?

    I have an external hard drive that was formatted by a PC and has files and directories copied to it etc. I want to use it on my IMAC for backup. I see it on my my IMAC . I can open files etc.  But I can't seem to write to it nor can I delete current content. I don't care if I lose current content. How do I initialize it for use with the MAC?

    You can't write to it because it's formatted as NTFS which OS X will read but not write to. If you want to continue using the drive with both a PC and OS X you will need to download and install NTFS-3G so you can then write to it from your Mac. You can get NTFS-3G at:
    http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24481/ntfs-3g
    If you want to use the drive exclusively with your Mac then move the data off it and reformat it in Disk Utility (Applications - Utilities - Disk Utilities) as Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)

  • Reformating my external hard drive for Mac

    Hello - I have a Maxtor OneTouch II Media external hard drive that arrived formatted for a PC *(MS-DOS File System (FAT32*). I want to convert the hard drive to be formatted for *Mac OS Extended (Journaled)*. I have already copied everything off the drive and have erased via "Erase" in Disc Utility. Now that it is blank, how do I format it for Mac use? Or do I just do another "Erase" and select "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" this time?
    Pls. advise...thanx!

    Hi,
    In Disk Utility use the "Partition"-Tab in the right pane instead of the "Erase"-Tab.
    Use Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as file system and then click on the 'Options'-Button and set the partition scheme to GPT (GUID Partition Table).
    Most likely right now the Partition Scheme of the external HD is set to MBR (Master Boot Record).
    Regards
    Stefan

  • Getting information from PC external hard drive to Mac external hard drive

    I am a photographer and have recently made the switch from PC to Mac to be able to work better and also to use the programs I like to use in full-functionality. However my only issue right now is that I have Past work that is complete and saved onto an external hard drive from me PC. I do understand that I am going to have to get a new Hard drive for my Mac to store me recent and future work on it, however I would like to know if there is any way where I can get the older work from the PC hard drive onto the Hard drive I'm going to be using on my Mac.
    As silly as it may sound is there a place or does the apple store have a way to perhaps transfer these files onto the new external. Or what is the best way I could do it myself even. Whatever will do the job withou losing/messing up files I will take!

    Yeah I've plugged it into the Mac the light comes on that is on the external (which means it's powering up) but the external is not detected by the Mac I can't open it's contents. This is the external hard drive that I was working off of on my PC http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/adet.to?poid=2000011851
    I did some reserach and found that it's not compatible on Mac's, so it left me to find a new one, but i have no way of transfering the files.

  • How can I partition my external hard drive supporting mac OS in one partition and windows OS in another?

    Hello everyone, how can I partition my external hard drive supporting mac OS in one partition and windows OS in another?

    OK. Start with:
    1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
    2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to two (2). Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
    4. Click on the Erase tab in DU's main window. Select one of the two partitions, preferably the first one, change the Format type: to MSDOS then click on the Erase button.

  • Organizer will not open after I tried backing up photos on external hard drive on Mac. Editor opens, but not Organizer. This is a repost of a problem first reported 10 days ago.

    Organizer will not open after I tried backing up photos on an external hard drive on Mac. Editor opens, but will not launch Organizer. Have tried clearing the catalogs, but nothing works. This was first reported 10 days ago. Had to be out of the country for a week - without photoshop working-- and now I'm back with the same problem. Can someone please help, or do I dump this and try to get some help just reloading the program?

    jnrmendonca
    It had 4 years of photos and videos on it.
    To what did your camera record those photos and videos - camera's internal memory, inserted memory card, other?
    Any remote chance that the latter may still exist for you to use to download the camera files to your new external hard drive?
    ATR

  • How to Back up iPhone to External Hard Drive on Mac/Windows

    How are you to Back up iPhone to External Hard Drive on Mac/Windows?I need to Back up iPhone to my External Hard Drive on Mac computer,Whether have you more method to help me quickly to Back up iPhone to External Hard Drive on my Mac?If you have more method to solve this question,I will thank you very much,I'm looking forward to your answer.Best wish: Merry Christmas !

    How are you to Back up iPhone to External Hard Drive on Mac/Windows?I need to Back up iPhone to my External Hard Drive on Mac computer,Whether have you more method to help me quickly to Back up iPhone to External Hard Drive on my Mac?If you have more method to solve this question,I will thank you very much,I'm looking forward to your answer.Best wish: Merry Christmas !

  • How do i partition external hard drive using mac

    how do i partition my external hard drive on mac? can i use it as time machine disk as well as external drive?

    You can use an external disk for store files and for Time Machine, but you have to create a second volume.
    To create volumes on the external disk, use Disk Utility. See > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU3.html I recommend you to put as much space as you can for the Time Machine volume, because backups consume a lot and Time Machine starts deleting backups when the external disk is full

  • I downloaded several cds to my external hard drive in .mp3 format. Later, I copied them to iTunes. The songs only play when the external hard drive is plugged in. I tried to load the songs from iTunes to my iPhone and the songs don't play.

    I downloaded several cds to my external hard drive in .mp3 format. Later, I copied them to iTunes. The songs only play when the external hard drive is plugged in. I tried to load the songs from iTunes to my iPhone and the songs don't play. I thought iTunes allowed me to transfer music to my iPhone and play it. What am I doing wrong?

    Hi skoorb1,
    When adding music to iTunes, you can set it to either make a local copy of the file, or simply point to the original location of the file (for example, on an external hard drive). If it is set to do the latter, it will not be able to play or transfer those files when the external hard drive is not plugged in. You may find the following article helpful:
    iTunes: About the Add to Library, Import, and Convert functions
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1347
    Regards,
    - Brenden

  • My external hard drive is suddenly locked. It doesn't unlock through 'get information' as I'm restricted to read only.

    My external hard drive is suddenly locked. It doesn't unlock through 'get information' as I'm restricted to read only.

    The drive has malfunctioned and corrupted itself. If that has ever happened before, or if it ever happens again, replace the drive. You may want to consider replacing it anyway for the safety of your data.
    If you choose to keep using the problem drive, launch Disk Utility, select the volume, and run Repair Disk. If the volume can't be repaired, you'll have to erase it and start over. Don't do that unless you have at least two complete backups.

  • I want to format a Seagate Expansion External Hard Drive for Mac and PC

    I ordered a Seagate Expansion 2 TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive to use with my new Mac and my old PC (or at least get my photos off of both and put them on the drive).  I thought all HDs could be formatted to use by both, I was able to get a Mac HD to work with my PC in 2008 (but it died). I am reading that this drive is PC only.  I have Parallels and Windows 8 on my Mac if worse comes to worse but I would like all of my computers, real, virtual old and new to be able to access the external drive.  Has anyone encountered this issue before?  What should I format it in? FAT32? If yes, how would I go about that on a Mac.  Or should I just return it? 
    I'm kind of Mac clueless.  I spent my childhood through college on a Mac but I graduated right when OSX came around and I don't know how to work with the Mac "under the hood" like I did with OS9 and with Windows.  So please talk to me like I am an an adult idiot.
    Thanks!!!! 

    The optimum choice is to format it ExFAT, but do so on the PC, not the Mac. Alternatively, you can make two partitions - one for the Mac; one for the PC. Partition the drive using GUID when you make the two partitions. Format one using Mac OS Extended, Journaled. Format the other on your PC using NTFS if you won't need to write to it from the OS X side or use ExFAT if you do.
    Drive Partition and Format
    1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
    2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to two. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed.
    4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) you will use for Windows from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
    5. Set the format type to MSDOS.
    6. Click on the Erase button.
    When you connect the drive to your PC reformat the PC volume to either NTFS or ExFAT.

  • Formatting an external hard drive for mac.

    Hi- I just bought a SimpleTech Pro 1TB External hard drive from Best Buy. I already own about 4 other external hard drives of various brands (WD, Maxtor, Seagate, Etc.). If I remember correctly, in the past to format those drives for OSX, I've just gone into disk utility, selected the drive on the left, and went to the erase tab, chose volume format: Mac OS Extended, named it, clicked erase and a few minutes later my drive was ready for use. For some reason now I am getting an error (format failed) shortly after I click erase. It will allow me to choose fat32 to format the drive, but whenever I try for a Mac OS format I get this same error. Any ideas?
    By the way, I tried this on a Seagate drive yesterday and the same thing happened. So I returned it thinking it wouldn't work with a mac. So I don't think it's the drive.

    Choose partition and GUID in option and after format in HFS+
    Message was edited by: Nardac

Maybe you are looking for

  • Error #3003: File or directory does not exist with FileMode.WRITE

    In short, here's the code: var profileName:String ="Player1"; var fileName:String = "\\Data\\Profiles\\"+profileName+".dat"; var saveFile:File = File.documentsDirectory; saveFile = saveFile.resolvePath(fileName); var str:String = "<?xml version=\"1.0

  • 10.4.7 Combo or not?

    Hi, I'm a mac newbie, so don't shout . When I go onto Apple's downloads page I see two 10.4.7 updates. One 133Mb, and the other called combo weighing in at about 255Mb. Whats the difference between them? Also if I need to re-install OSX sometime in t

  • I NEED DOCUMENTATION ABOUT DEVELOPER 6

    I NEED TO KNOW WHERE CAN I FIND DOCUMENTATION ABOUT FORMS 6 AND REPORTS

  • Show new rows at top. Is it possible?

    Hi all, I am using Java Studio Creator 1 � Update 2. When the user is allowed to insert new records in a table one or more empty record will be visible at the bottom of the table. And the user can then simply enter the new data in theses empty record

  • Hiding Subject areas

    Hi everyone, Can anyone tell me how we can hide the subject areas? Thanks in advance..