[X4U] Format Mac an PC

Zane H. Healy healyzh at aracnet.com
Mon May 23 16:27:35 PDT 2005


> Is it possible to format a HD part Mac and part PC?  If so, which soft?
> 
> Paul Moortgat

I *REALLY* doubt it, if it is possible, most likely the only way would be to
do it under Linux.  I'm fairly certain that the Mac uses a different
partitioning scheme from Windows.  Though even this wouldn't necessarily
prevent someone that understands hard drives, and both partitioning schemes
well enough from pulling it off, of course they'd have to do it by hand, and
figure out how to keep each side from conflicting with the other (in other
words from trying to write to a location that the other side owns).

I know the Mac can read a MS Windows formated HD, can it write to it?  If so
your best bet would be to create a virtual disk image on a windows formated
HD.

BTW, I just have to ask, why on earth would you want to do this?

		Zane



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