Seagate Free Agent Go - for mac & windows?

Joe 90 · 13-08-2010, 12:28

I've got a 880gb Free Agent Go drive. Seagate seem to want to separate these into either a mac or windows version. I however want to use it on both.

Theres software for each obviously, but if I re-format as exFAT (NTFS out of the box) and install the windows & mac software on it, do you rekon it'll work just fine on both systems?

*just read that there is an NTFS driver for mac - called NTFS-3G or something, is this the case? that'd mean no hassle then?

leowyatt · 13-08-2010, 12:50

why not format it to hfs and get hold of macdrive for windows

Joe 90 · 13-08-2010, 14:28

can windows read HFS? it doesn't give the option to format to that system :/

just thought... if I had an NTFS driver for mac i'd be able to setup mac/windows file shares wouldn't I?

Burble · 13-08-2010, 15:18

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Originally Posted by Joe 90

can windows read HFS? it doesn't give the option to format to that system :/

It can with MacDrive.

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Originally Posted by Joe 90

just thought... if I had an NTFS driver for mac i'd be able to setup mac/windows file shares wouldn't I?

NTFS-3G can be very hit and miss, I stopped using it after it buggered up my XP partition on my Macbook.

leowyatt · 13-08-2010, 15:22

seriously Joe, format the drive as HSF and then get macdrive

Joe 90 · 13-08-2010, 15:27

yeah macdrive looks good. cheers, i'll have to head up to my PC & sort it out.

Mark · 17-08-2010, 23:18

Early versions of NTFS-3G caused me some data corruption issues. Haven't had any for quite a while though and I've worked it pretty hard.

If you're using file shares then use the best format available on the local system. Everything else on the network won't care (you'll lose extended attributes across the network but most home users won't care).

Joe 90 · 17-08-2010, 23:50

i've been running it for a couple of days now using HSF and its fine. Apart from when I shut my PC down, the drive lets of it's 'not enough power' beep which is annoying, didn't do it for the first day I had it!

Mark · 18-08-2010, 01:29

That's HFS+.

Joe 90 · 18-08-2010, 18:55

Yeah that's the one. OSX didn't allow owt else :/

13-08-2010, 12:28	#1
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	Seagate Free Agent Go - for mac & windows? I've got a 880gb Free Agent Go drive. Seagate seem to want to separate these into either a mac or windows version. I however want to use it on both. Theres software for each obviously, but if I re-format as exFAT (NTFS out of the box) and install the windows & mac software on it, do you rekon it'll work just fine on both systems? just read that there is an NTFS driver for mac - called NTFS-3G or something, is this the case? that'd mean no hassle then? __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 13-08-2010 at 12:41.*

13-08-2010, 12:50	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	why not format it to hfs and get hold of macdrive for windows __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

13-08-2010, 14:28	#3
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	can windows read HFS? it doesn't give the option to format to that system :/ just thought... if I had an NTFS driver for mac i'd be able to setup mac/windows file shares wouldn't I? __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 13-08-2010 at 14:30.

13-08-2010, 15:22	#5
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	seriously Joe, format the drive as HSF and then get macdrive __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

13-08-2010, 15:27	#6
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	yeah macdrive looks good. cheers, i'll have to head up to my PC & sort it out. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

17-08-2010, 23:18	#7
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Early versions of NTFS-3G caused me some data corruption issues. Haven't had any for quite a while though and I've worked it pretty hard. If you're using file shares then use the best format available on the local system. Everything else on the network won't care (you'll lose extended attributes across the network but most home users won't care).

17-08-2010, 23:50	#8
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	i've been running it for a couple of days now using HSF and its fine. Apart from when I shut my PC down, the drive lets of it's 'not enough power' beep which is annoying, didn't do it for the first day I had it! __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

18-08-2010, 01:29	#9
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	That's HFS+.

18-08-2010, 18:55	#10
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	Yeah that's the one. OSX didn't allow owt else :/ __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter