Hello,
When running windows in bootcamp do you have access to all the photos and music that are in folders in mac osx? Can you browse these files through the windows explorer? I want to be able to listen to my music or looking at photos while working in windows.
Thank you
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No, Windows cannot read HFS+ partitions. If you stored them on a FAT32 partition you could access them (both read and write) from both Windows and Mac OS X however. You could a) put the photo and music libraries on an external HD formatted to FAT32, b) put all the photos and music on your Windows partition (if it's formatted FAT32), or c) make a third partition on the HD for FAT32 shared data.
I'd recommend a) myself, least hassle involved that way. -
You can also use MacDrive (Free Trial) to read/write HFS/HFS+ (Mac OS X) Partitions from Windows. MacDrive is Shareware and costs US$49.95 after the Trial expires.
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I can vouch for Macdrive. Works as advertised, though highly overpriced. $19.99 is a bit fairer.
viewing mac files in bootcamp
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by number17, Sep 19, 2007.