Hi,
i just bought a external harddisk (seagate) 2.5', 80G..
it works properly in windows --> can read and write.

when i plug it to my iBook, it reads all the content of my harddisk. But i can't copy or save any thing into my external harddisk, which it couldn't write. whenever i want to paste something, or save my document, eventually, a message will pop out saying that "The item blah blah blah could not be moved because my drive cannot be modified."

why?
any one can solve this type of problem? ohya, i formatted the harddisk in the shop when i initially bought it, they helped me to format. so, the external harddisk is formatted under "NFTS" not "FAT32".

any thing related?

i dun think ibook can write ntfs, correct me if i'm wrong


http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=198976

if it's formatted under NTFS, OSX can only read, not write.... for it to work on both platforms, the external HD will have to be formatted under FAT32.....

This post has been edited by Eithanius: May 19 2006, 11:09 PM

So how? then i format it under FAT32 using iBook lo? can?

can.. no problem

yes , you need to format it as FAT32

You can't write NTFS In non-Windows OS yet......Maybe someone would find a way

I formatted my external hard drive to HFS+ (cuz i think it's a superior format) and use MacDrive in Windows to write to it.

i had the exact same issue a long while ago... what i did : format 90% of the HD in FAT32 using the mac os x application (what's the name ? can't remember.. it's included in the os). Now, it is working fine under MAC and PC... actually, i could have formatted the whole HD in FAT32

HFS+?? huh?
powerful than FAT32? And, windows doesnt know how to read and write in HFS+ format?
sorry ask so many

OK guys, solution is here ^

partitions also another solution
You all can do partition in your apple first, then only format