Need some computer/tech/HDD help

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LloydC

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I recently switched to Mac from PC.

Is it possible to transfer data from a NTSF formatted SATA drive to an IDE Mac formatted drive? These harddrives will be hooked up to my Mac.

I know you can't write on NTSF drive's from a Mac, only read. But you can transfer from the drive onto the computer (just not the other way around).

Just wondering if I should buy this IDE Firewire drive for my Mac.

Thanks for any help :beer:
 
The easiest way would be to get an external enclosure for the PC drive, plug it in to your Mac and copy all the data over to a new drive. Then you reformat the PC drive and have a nifty external drive. You might be able to just drop it into a free bay if you're using a Mac Pro, but I can't really speak to that as I have a MBP.
 
If you still have your PC, you can install MacDrive and read HFS+ (Mac format) HD's in Windows and copy as you please. That way you can avoid drive problems on the Mac side.

It's always a good idea to have a real Mac and a PC just in case. Neither Parallels or Boot Camp are the holy grail they are reported to be.
 
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