Replicating Standard User's FS.

hello.

so, i'm new here, , posting in wrong forum, question.

repair technician @ local computer shop. work on pc's, , not macs, due apple store being close us. (we're competition, apperently)

few macs in work on data recovery. have seen many times mac come in , need data taken off of it.

if had mac instore utility, not of problem, right? starts here.

of our machines windows, ntfs, , macs hfs or hfs+.

windows not support reading hfs+. there several programs in windows advertise being able read hfs, have never had luck them. either extremely slow, or take inaccurate data.

think can find develop way of retrieving data, (currently exploring linux alternatives. 'dd' command current. (i use linux primarily, personally))

data recovery/transfer methods post results, many times seems directories copied 0 byte files, not capturing of data within.

need community way of creating mac files if had mac system. either that, or image of mac drive, in non-dmg format.

use test various ideas copying.

realize y'all may not able provide whole lot of support here, welcome..

thanks.
willmac

 

fat32 (file allocation table)

• read/write fat32 both native windows , native mac os x.
• maximum file size: 4gb.
• maximum volume size: 2tb

ntfs (windows nt file system)

• read/write ntfs native windows.
• read ntfs native mac os x
  [*]to read/write/format ntfs mac os x: install ntfs-3g mac os x (free)
  
• some have reported problems using tuxera (approx 33usd).
• native ntfs support can enabled in snow leopard, not advisable, due instability.
• airport extreme (802.11n) , time capsule not support ntfs
• maximum file size: 16 tb
• maximum volume size: 256tb

hfs+ (hierarchical file system, a.k.a. mac os extended)

• read/write hfs+ native mac os x
• required time machine or carbon copy cloner backups of mac internal hard drive.
  [*]to read/write hfs+ windows, install macdrive
  [*]to read hfs+ (but not write) windows, install hfsexplorer
• maximum file size: 8eib
• maximum volume size: 8eib

 

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