Mac external drive Info to a P.C

I recently bought a P.C Laptop with Windows 7. I have a simplicity external drive with everything from my Mac backed up on it. Is their a way to get that information onto my new P.C?

MacDrive8 adds support for Windows 7
http://www.mediafour.com/support/downloads.asp
There are other utilities to access HFS+ from Windows, like HFSExplorer.

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No reason to assume they are locked. The library will be restored to the location it was backed up from, unless you specified somewhere else. Have you looked in your Pictures Folder?

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My imac won't recognize my passport for mac external drive

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HT1751 What is the best way to move my iTunes library from an external PC drive to a Mac external drive?

I just make the move to Mac computers. My iTunes library is currently on a PC formatted external drive. I would like to move it to an external drive that i have formatted for Mac. What is the best way to do this?

Is the entire library on the external drive or just the media folder? If it is the latter, and you still have access to the PC then see make a split library portable.
If the drive is in FAT32 format you can connect a portable library directly to the Mac, holding down Option as you start iTunes. Otherwise you either need to copy it to a local drive (Mac should be able to read NTFS) or install a full service NTFS driver so that the library can be read and updated.
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Just purchased 27" iMac had my iTunes library on PC on an external drive I've been trying to copy from pc external drive to mac external drive. at a certain point while copying i get error system 8260 unable to continue any suggestions

trying to copy my Itunes music library from external drive(previously had PC) to new hard drive. at a certain point system error 8260 warning appears unable to continue coppying

What formats are the two drives? NTSF on the PC side is usually not readable by Macs unless they have changed something recently or you are using some third party support.
Since this is a file copying issue and not really iTunes, you might wish to have this moved to the Lion forums since people there might recognize it. I couldn't find that error anywhere on the web for Mac.

Transferring large library from PC external drive to Mac external drive

I have a library with 600 GB on my pc / windows 7. The media content is on an external drive, since my PC has only an internal drive with 500 GB space. now I want to transfer the library to my new Mac book, which has an internal flash drive with 256 GB. Because the internal flash drive could not hold the complete media, I bought an external drive fior the Mac where I want to move the library to. Also I have many playlists on my old library which also should move.
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Seems like a round about way of moving the library. A much easier way would have been to copy the iTunes folder from your internal onto the external drive where you library already resides. Now open iTunes with these instructions...
How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
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Is there a way to make my PC external drive compatible with my macbook pro?

Your Mac can read & write PC Volumes in FAT-32. It can Read but not write NTFS, but there are add-ons that can allow it to write NTFS if you need it.
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PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!! Transferring music Mac external drive- Windows

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There is no way to connect any iOS device via USB to an external drive.
What format is the external drive in? If it is not in NTFS format, the windows computer will not be able to read the data on it.

Need External Drive Info

I am about to purchase a new iMac. I also realize that it is about time to get an external drive to back up all my photos and important documents. I am at a complete loss as to what I need to look for (with regard to external back-up). Any guidance about what would be compatible with the iMac and tips on how to use an external drive would be most welcome.
I know that this question is vague - but I'm not even sure what to ask. I've played with fire for years by not backing up my work, partially because I didn't know where to start. I've decided it is time to dive in.
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Any external drive will do however like all things to look for are features and quality. I tend to buy better drives for backup because if my backup drive fails I'm sunk if I need it. Like most people I keep my memories there so I want them as secure as possible. If you intend on using the drive for Time Machine (I'm assuming you know what that is) the drive should be 2-3x the size as the amount of data you have on your HD to cover for growth. Because new iMacs come with 1 & 2TB HD's that doesn't mean you need a drive 2-3x that size just the information stored on the drive. I currently have about 500GB of data I need backed up, my 1.5TB external drive works just fine.
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OWC (www.macsales.com) Mercury Elite Pro series
Lacie Quadra D2 series
G-Tech G series
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Roger

My Seagate 80GB EHD is shown in Finder Mac External Drive but it will allow action to Verify or Repair. If there any hope to fix with software like Paragon NTFS?

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Are there files on the drive that you're hoping to recover? If so give DataRescue a try http://www.prosofteng.com/datarescue4/
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How do I migrate files created in a Windows OS to a new external drive that is formatted as a MAC drive. I want to read and write these files back to the new drive.

How do I migrate files from an external hard drive created in a Windows OS to a new MAC external drive? I want to read and write these files to the new drive.

LKrzesowski wrote:
How do I migrate files from an external hard drive created in a Windows OS to a new MAC external drive? I want to read and write these files to the new drive.
If all you're trying to do is move the files from the Windows external to the Mac external, you can simply connect them both to the Mac and drag the files from the Windows drive to the Mac drive. If you want to move the files back and forth between them, you'll need to establish the format of the Windows external. Macs can read and write to FAT32 and exFAT (which can handle files larger than 4GB) formatted drives but can only read NTFS formatted drives without additional software. With the Windows drive connected, you can check its format with Disk Utility.

My Passport External Drive Not Recognized

I bought a MacBook last week. I also bought a MyPassport for Mac external drive. I connected it to the USB port and installed the software. The icon for the drive displayed in the upper right hand corner. I received a message that there was a firmware update for the drive. After obtaining the download and installing it, the drive icon no longer displays. Time Machine used to display the drive, but does not anymore. Finder does not show it as a device. The software for the drive does not show the device either. Other USB devices work great. I plugged the drive to the old Windows PC and it recognized it. I must have changed a setting or something during the firmware update. Suggestions?

Shteeg wrote:
I connected it to the USB port and installed the software.
Installed the software? Please explain.
At this point, I think you need to format the Passport for Mac with disk utility. Your post sounds like you took a product that was Mac ready and windowed it.

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