Comments on: MacDrive 7 – making Macs and PC’s friends again http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html A blog for beginners in the creative space. Beginner to intermediate tips, tricks and tutorials on several Adobe products, especially After Effects, Premiere Pro and Photoshop. Who knows what else! Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:23:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: photo retouching http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-166 photo retouching Tue, 05 May 2009 03:09:55 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisprojectdev/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-166 I am interested in changing from pc to mac and if this is the case, it will make the transition a whole lot easier. For quite a while I will be using both systems and any added compatibility would be great.

]]> By: Jonathan Shroyer http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-165 Jonathan Shroyer Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:02:36 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisprojectdev/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-165 I just uninstalled ntfs-3g and installed the purshased version of the Paragon Software NTFS package and all I can tell you is… it’s sooooo worth it! It is so much faster than ntfs-3g that there is really no comparison. If you work with dual drives at all it’s a must have.

[DR - I've asked Paragon for a copy and if I get it, I'll likely do a quick review on it and post on this blog. It looks good and hopefully it will deliver on the promises. Thanks for the comments.]

]]> By: gAntico http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-164 gAntico Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:29:45 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisprojectdev/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-164 I was just notified that the final version, now branded as NTFS for Mac OS X, has been released: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/

I have summarized all the alternatives in a little guide:
http://www.gantico.com/blog/2007/11/mac-pc-sharing-disks/

cheers,
Giovanni

[DR - thanks for the information.]

]]> By: Tim http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-163 Tim Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:58:47 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisprojectdev/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-163 Paragon Software, who makes a bunch of PC disk management software, also has a public beta of NTFS-Mac, an application that will work like MacDrive does for PCs.

Here’s the link to the sign-up page: http://ntfs-mac.com/

Although they’re at Beta 3, stick to Beta 2.

[DR - Thanks Tim. The website only allows you to download beta 3....People, don't forget to visit the Cow - great online resource for all types of creative applications...Go there!]

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-162 Mike Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:32:19 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisprojectdev/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-162 Hi Dennis,

you may want to check out nts-3g at http://www.ntfs-3g.org/
The have a MacOs distribution, too and its released as stable.
In my experience (on Linux) it’s as stable as it gets.
We’ve used the linux version to successfully copy and recover ntfs partitions (using another ntfs partition as the backup medium) without problems.

Mike

[DR - thanks for the tip Mike]

]]> By: Rosyna http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-161 Rosyna Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:41:54 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisprojectdev/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-161 Mac OS X does recognize NTFS drives….

Of course, the HFS+ spec is documented and the source for Mac OS X’s implementation is available to all. NTFS is a closed blackbox.

[DR - First off, love your products. I used to use Shape Shifter for a while and had a blast with it.

As for Mac's inability to not WRITE to my bootcamp volume, I put the fault squarely on Apple's shoulders. It's their responsibility and they should do it, regardless of whether NTFS is a 'black box'. That's my two cents and I think many others agree. Hopefully we'll see something for that soon.]

]]> By: Pedro Estarque http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-160 Pedro Estarque Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:01:37 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisprojectdev/2007/09/macdrive_7_making_macs_and_pcs.html#comment-160 Are you aware of MacFUSE ?
http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/

[DR - I am now, thanks.]

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