Copying 12GB files from MacOSX to WinXP

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Well, I just bought at 200gb external HD, and I need to transfer 12-14GB (.mov files I believe) files over to the HD. The files are on a Mac OSx and I need to put them on a Windows XP computer.. the reason why this needs to be done is because the files are on a computer 500 miles away from here and they're my sister's wedding videos.
We havn't formatted the HD yet, but should we do it on the Mac or WindowsXP machine? Also, if anyone has any background or knowledge in this, can I get any advice? I've never done anything like this before..
thanks, -illusion-

also, I believe it supports fat32 but that only allows for files up to 4gb.. anyway I can .rar the files or something?
 
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also, I believe it supports fat32 but that only allows for files up to 4gb.. anyway I can .rar the files or something?
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this can't be true because i have a 6 gb partition

i originaly had a 18gb drive and windows accessed it just fine
my os is winme, i don't know about win95 and before

the only reason that i would compress the files is to decrease transfer time
 
going to use it for windows... but the files are on the Mac OS.. so there shouldn't be a problem transfering the files over??
 
all i know is that the hard drive must be partitioned for windows if that is the operating system that will read it

i also know that i have windows me and it can access an 18gb hard drive

as far as transfering the files i don't see any problems with it
you aren't going to ruin anything by trying

avatar would probably know if you can transfer files between operating systems cause he has linux

try this
http://www.google.com/search?client...+between+a+mac+and+windows&btnG=Google+Search

this link deals specificly with quicktime
http://www.macdisk.com/quickten.php3

DO NOT delete the original files until you have a successful transfer
 
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os x can read fat32. its disk utility can format hd as fat32
win obviously can do the same

fat32 specs include...file size limit of 4gb, partition size limit of 2tb

xp and 2000 format up to a 32gb fat32 partition
os x will max it out
 
Why not just burn the videos on DVD - 17 gigs, around 4 or 5 discs. Then she'll also have back-up discs, once they've been copied over to her drive.
 
i would reccomend ext2, although you will need to install drivers to view the partition in windows.
 
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Why not just burn the videos on DVD - 17 gigs, around 4 or 5 discs. Then she'll also have back-up discs, once they've been copied over to her drive.
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The person that has the files has tried and didn't get it to work. I don't think he knows how to made a DVD disc using a mac.
 
I use Toast v7, practically with my eyes shut, but there's an option under the Data section to burn for both Mac and PC -- just a matter of dragging the files into Toast's window and clicking a few options here and there, then clicking the big red button. The default settings are more or less fine as they are. Disk Utility only makes disk images from folders which can then be burnt, I believe. I've never tried it. Toast also has audio, video and copy categories (tabbed windows) -- but the data category is the simplest and quickest.
 
Format the drive using FAT32. Any Win PC can read that method, from W95 on up to WXP.

The Mac should have no issues reading/writing a FAT32 drive, either.

You should be able to format it with either machine as well: for the Mac, just be sure to select "FAT32" under the format option. On a Win machine, if you have Win2K or WinXP, you'll need to change the format from "NTFS" to "FAT32" so the mac can see it. On older Win's, the default is already FAT32 in the format box.

To get to the format, I believe a right-click on the drive's icon in My Computer has a format option. I forget where it is on a Mac ... been too many years since.

Well, a quick look on Google "fat32 limits" says that the max size that Win2k/WinXP will format in Fat32 is 32gig. You'd need to split your larger drive into logical partitions to use it all. Not all that hard, but not "simple" either. I'll keep looking ...

Here is a link I found that may shed some light for you: http://www.allensmith.net/Storage/HDDlimit/FAT32.htm

Now HERE is a discussion of the VERY INFO you need. It talks about large external disks being used on both Macs and Win-PC's: http://www.macdisk.com/hugdsken.php3

Good Luck!
 
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