Mac disks will appear like PC disks (you don’t need to run MacDrive, it will run automatically in the background).
FREE MAC DRIVE READER FOR PC WINDOWS
Allows easy integration with the rest of Windows operating system.
This app works with both APFS and HFS+ drive directly within File explorer.
MacDrive (This one is a paid application) Whether paid or free, for APFS or HFS+ everything is covered and explained clearly.ġ. There are 6 easy ways mentioned in this article. Methods to access Mac-formatted drive on Wind However, Mac drives are difficult to read on Windows, on the other side the FAT32 file system is easy for most devices including Macs to read and write from external disks and hard drives of Windows. APFS is the recent version of the file system, before it, Apple was using HFS+.
whereas Apple is using APFS (Apple file system) in its Macs, iPhones, iPads.
Windows uses NTFS for its internal drives and FAT32 for its external hard disks and USB drives.
Why Mac drives are difficult to read on Windowsīecause both of them use different file systems. But thanks to technology, despite all the obstacles they make it possible yet easy to access Mac-formatted drive on Windows. We all know macOS and Windows are like oil and water, So it becomes impossible to mix (integrate) them. NEVER click format disk because it will damage your saved data in that drive. Have you ever tried to access Mac-formatted drive on Windows directly? If you have, then you must know that your Windows ask to format the disk before use.
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