mac external hard drive problem

so last christmas me , brother got external hard drive share , had laptop windows

got mac , plugged in hard drive , got files mac no problems

want put files on mac when go drag file onto hard drive in finder says cant , cant copy , paste files either

have solutions because want when lion arrives

appreciated

 

it formatted ntfs file system.

ggjstudios said: ↑

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

exfat (fat64)

• supported in mac os x in 10.6.5 or later.
• not windows versions support exfat. see disadvantages.
• exfat (extended file allocation table)
• airport extreme (802.11n) , time capsule not support exfat
• maximum file size: 16 eib
• maximum volume size: 64 zib

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