HFS plus HD format

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nick_123

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I have a large bank of photos on an external drive, sadly formatted as HFS plus as I am a current/previous mac user. I want to get these on to my desktop (a new PCS build if that helps?) but I am under the impression that windows cannot read this format. I also believe that there are software packages that help windows to read HFS plus. Can anybody recommend such a package? I dare not plug the HD into the PC for fear of it formatting the drive. Any help on this would be appreciated.
 
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nick_123 said:
I don't really know where to post this question...

I have a large bank of photos on an external drive, sadly formatted as HFS plus as I am a current/previous mac user. I want to get these on to my desktop (a new PCS build if that helps?) but I am under the impression that windows cannot read this format. I also believe that there are software packages that help windows to read HFS plus. Can anybody recommend such a package? I dare not plug the HD into the PC for fear of it formatting the drive. Any help on this would be appreciated.
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Do you not still have a mac?

You don't want to plug that into a PC as yes, it will try to overwrite it all.

The easiest way would be to attach it to a mac and then copy off the data onto a USB and transfer the files onto your new PC.

If you don't have a mac, there is Paragon HFS+ from here, Paragon are a good reliable company, been around for ages:

www.paragon-software.com

HFS+ for Windows by Paragon Software| Explore files on windows 10

Read and write files from HFS+ formatted disks on your Windows PC.
www.paragon-software.com www.paragon-software.com

www.howtogeek.com

How to Read a Mac-Formatted Drive on a Windows PC

Windows can't normally read Mac-formatted drives, and will offer to erase them instead.
www.howtogeek.com www.howtogeek.com
 
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nick_123

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Thanks Spyder, great advice as ever. I do still have a mac but we're talking nearly 1tb of photos so i'm trying to find the most simple solution. I will try Paragon. I still plan to use my mac as my portable hardware, so that may work a treat. Thanks again.
 
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