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How to format a disk on Windows with Macintosh’s HFS+ file system
Hello, I have a external SSD drive that I need to format in the Mac’s HFS+ file system.
Is there some sort of utility of program that can do this in Windows 7?
I’m not sure if this is the best forum for this question, but I didn’t seem to see any others that were geared towards this type of inquiry.
Thank you!
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5 Replies
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why not just pop it onto a MAC. I am unaware of any Win7 program that can do this for you.
bob Zelin
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Or download, burn, and run off disc – Ubuntu Linux. That can format for Win or Mac, and you don’t have to install it.
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Do you specifically require HFS? Would exFAT work for this?
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Mediafour’s MacDrive for Windows will let you format a Windows mounted drive with a Mac partition. I know it supports HFS formatting as shown in this link below:
https://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/managedisks/
So I have to assume the other flavors such as HFS+ would be there. But fortunately they have a free 5 days trial so you can see for yourself.
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[Chris Gwynne] “Mediafour’s MacDrive for Windows will let you format a Windows mounted drive with a Mac partition.”
Thank you! I was just looking at it yesterday wondering about the same thing (if it can do partitions and format them) – but couldn’t find it on their web site.
Alex (DV411)
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