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Is there any way to get Mac Files larger than Fat32 file-size limit onto a PC?
I desperately need to get a 13 gigabite single file from a mac to a PC. Mac Opener does not work. No PC I try with NTFS drives can recognize a mac drive with mac opener. Is there any way in the world that I can transfer a 13 gb file from a mac to a PC? Please help.
M@
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8 Replies
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A network ethernet connection is your best bet.
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that’s a great idea. But sadly I do not have a mac with enough space on the system drive to hold the file while I access it. Is there some way to make external drives visible through windows sharing? I can only access the system drive, not the external drives.
Thanks,
M@
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Why not manage the transfer from the Mac end – you can see your data drive from the Mac desktop and from there copy it to your networked Windows machine.
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is that possible? How do you do that? I know how to set up windows sharing and access macs through a run command with the IP displayed. How do you do it the other way around?
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There is a way, but it involves editing the smb.conf file (//etc/smb.conf)
I have the O’Rielly book on Samba that better explains how to add an entry for another share point, but I don’t have it with me right now. I’m sure that there is some free info available on the net as well.If you just look at the file, you might be able to figure out how it works.
The only downside is that, unless you back up the file, OS upgrades often overwrite the file.
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If you have access to a Mac formatted portable drive or can connect the Mac drive directly to the PC you can use one of several programs that allow PCs to read Mac formatted drives (MacDrive is one I’ve used successfully http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive6/ – I think you can download a 5 day demo version).
With these programs your PC can read the large file on the Mac drive and can copy it to a NTFS PC drive (which the Mac can also read, but can’t write to directly).
This is how I’ve transferred 10+ GB capture files. Hope this helps, or am I missing something?
Rob Ikenberry
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Hi Rob Ikenberry and Footbaggin
Rob is correct – MacDrive6 is your best bet in this situation.
Rumour has it that Apple have come up with the license money to support NTFS formatted volumes directly
with Leopard – but thats a couple of months away.Best Regards
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I have mac drive 6. It came with one of my hard drives. Doesn’t work though. Any thoughts as to why?
M@
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