http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in Best format for external HD. http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com I found several similar queries, but none of them recent, or would answer #2 below ...<br><br>I have a 1.5Tb NTFS-format ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313102.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313102.html 20 May 2012 05:47:31 PDT I should clarify ... it is &quot;FUSE for OS X&quot; that is installed ... not MacFUSE ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313098.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313098.html 20 May 2012 05:55:33 PDT Even though you keep moving the goalposts during your question.<br><br>Mac OS X Extended (journaled) is the format of ch ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313124.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313124.html 20 May 2012 06:37:54 PDT I was about to move the goal posts yet again with the facts that I use Windows XP virtually, and my acrchive solution wi ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313127.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313127.html 20 May 2012 07:29:36 PDT reading and writing.<br>You wouldn't even need HFS for Windows in that case as most VM solutions, Parallels for instance ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313260.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313260.html 20 May 2012 12:57:13 PDT Hmmmm(?) ... I use VMware's Fusion ... and I switched USB access for a HFS+ formatted USB external drive over to XP, and ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313462.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313462.html 21 May 2012 05:37:50 PDT and all my Mac formatted disks appear under My Computer<br><br>However, I was not referring to external drives when I ma ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313565.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6126_102-5313565.html 21 May 2012 10:30:43 PDT