can i connect an apple hdd to windows using external caddie

Shakeel · 2 Jun 2011 at 20:57

the macbook had a faulty board so it was stripped parts. I have a 2.5 inch 120gb hdd. I was wondering can i connect it to windows using an external caddy and format it and then use it for storage etc...

thanks

sk82jack · 2 Jun 2011 at 21:13

I would imagine it's just an ordinary SATA HDD so that should be fine, but don't quote me on that lol

vanandjuanunited · 2 Jun 2011 at 21:16

Yes can't remember how but Google will assist

Marekj · 2 Jun 2011 at 22:46

Search for a program called macdrive. Macs don't use ntfs as a drive format, they use hfs. As such, without a program such as macdrive installed, windows won't be able to see the drive - even to format it.

Buchanan0204 · 2 Jun 2011 at 22:48

Marekj said:
Search for a program called macdrive. Macs don't use ntfs as a drive format, they use hfs. As such, without a program such as macdrive installed, windows won't be able to see the drive - even to format it.

Yes. As mentioned. Windows wont see the drive until you format it. Either download the said program or boot into something like "parted magic" and format it from there. It's free and you burn the downloaded .iso. Really easy to do.