External HD access from Windows

Can a bootcamp'd Windows partition share an external FW HD with the OS X partition?
Thanks.

Yes as long as the external HD is formatted in Windows FAT32 format. OSx and Windows can read and write to this format. This is the simplest answer to your question.
There are several things that you need to get yourself familiarized with when it comes to formatting a drive so that you have all options open to you. Please run searches in these discussions and learn about:
1. FAT32
2. NTFS
3. MacDrive
Information on above should point you in the right direction and if any other questions arise from your searches then we can help you here too.
Axel F.

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