i got my iMac!!

Plug it in and try writing to the external, if you cant its NTFS format, if you can it's FAT32.
If you want to be able to write to it copy everything off onto the Mac (you should have enough space) and use Disk Utility to format the external drive as FAT32.
 
avdp said:
Ok, so I think I will stick with Office, as I have allready bought it, and need it for work.

I am allready confused with the whole xternal hd part. I have a ton of stuff on it, including my iTunes which is about 70gb. Can I connect it to the mac? Will it work? Can I possibly just backup to there, and connect it to the mac? Both are running at the same time right now, not for long, and both connect to the ADSL wifi router. Will any of that make it easier.

My first really dumb question. I know 0 about routers etc. Do I need to install the router's software on the mac? It is already setup through the pc, and the mac connected no problems. Obviously I would think I need to, in case I need to change anything in the future? But surely I wont have to change any settings on it for now????
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Most routers run with a web interface, i doubt u would even need to touch it? it simply passes out an ip to your mac.

as for your hard drive what format is it in??? u really need to read the earlier posts as to how to read ur hard drive.

your itunes library will not automatically work, u need to tell itunes where your library is under preferences/advanced
 
thealluseless said:
your itunes library will not automatically work, u need to tell itunes where your library is under preferences/advanced
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Or hold down the alt/option button whilst starting iTunes, it'll ask you where the library is that you want to open.
 
avdp said:
But, will my external connect and work normally, my iTunes library is on it?:)
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I have a networked NTFS partitioned drive with all my music on it that I share with my windows iTunes, I connect to it over my network using samba if it's a networked drive maybe you can use this method? I'm not exactly sure what setup you have.
 
I wouldn't use fat32, format to mac os extended (journaled) and simply use MacDrive 7 in Windows to read/write to the Mac HD...

Leopard has no problem reading/writing NTFS/Fat32 file systems...
 
I agree with Limnos,

The only problem Mac has is that it cannot Write data to NTFS but it can read data off.

So rather format it in HFS+ and use Mac Drive on Windows to read the drive.
 
Cybermoo said:
I agree with Limnos,

The only problem Mac has is that it cannot Write data to NTFS but it can read data off.

So rather format it in HFS+ and use Mac Drive on Windows to read the drive.
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I cant say i do...

What if she want's to take the removable over to a friends house or to work or something where they do not run OSX? Then she would have to install MacDrive just to view the contents.. It's more hassle imo
 
Ok, I connected the external, and the Mac sees everything on it. What does that mean?
 
fxit_man said:
I cant say i do...

What if she want's to take the removable over to a friends house or to work or something where they do not run OSX? Then she would have to install MacDrive just to view the contents.. It's more hassle imo
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Yip you are right.

Every time I take my HD over to my Windows friend's I have to install MacDrive. But now they all have MacDrive installed anyway, and everyone is happy..

But she could always burn a DVD in Toast that is readable by Mac and PC...
 
Dont laugh.............how do you right click?????

Also, I opened iTunes, and it doesnt have the menus at the top to add folders / libraries etc. Where do I find it?
 
avdp said:
Dont laugh.............how do you right click?????

Also, I opened iTunes, and it doesnt have the menus at the top to add folders / libraries etc. Where do I find it?
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1 -Enable it in Mouse options ;) Also wondered that the first time :rolleyes:

2 - At the top :) The task bar thing changes according to the App that you are currently in..
 
Nevermind, I clicked on get info. It says Format : MS-DOS (FAT32). Thats good right?
 
System Preferences -Keyboard and Mouse - Mouse - Secondary click on right.
Or hold down CRTL and click.
 
thealluseless said:
Time to rock the boat i guess,
i have never had great joy pointing my parallels or fusion towards my bootcamp partition. It seems to give me rubbish and i end up redoing it anyways. If it works for u great, i always recommend to NOT do this.

O2m is great, but why not use thunderbird? its free, it converts ur mail, and mac mail can import directly form a thunderbird database file? With the $ rate, save what u can.

Again another difference of opinion, i prefer entourage, i find mac mail slow to read/download messages, it times out faster on slower connections, and it cant exchange. Entourage is also buggy, but i also like the fact it has DB files, easy to transfer/backup. I have also seen very corrupt mac mail situations, which is easier to fix on entourage.

But....instead of buying office, try using the new version of open office. its pretty good

I would format the drive hfs+, and use macdrive on windows if possible, when snow leopard is out, its easier to convert hfs+ to zfs.
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I have my mail running off an encrypted 4gb disk image that is very easy to back up ;)
 
If you have your PC and your Mac running and they're networked you can
copy files normally between them, NTFS, HFS or FAT32. :) Of course the
PC runs Windoze.
 
avdp said:
Nevermind, I clicked on get info. It says Format : MS-DOS (FAT32). Thats good right?
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Yep that's exactly what you want it to be.

To configure your mouse click the 'system preferences' icon on the dock and choose 'keyboard & mouse'

Edit:
nevermind, answered already.
 
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