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NTFS - external drive
Using NTFS on a large external drive seems a given these days (the parts for my first will be here soon). I do use NTFS for one partition on my internal drive and have access control set up. Works like a charm. But I have never thought about whether or not something like this would work externally. Assuming it did work, if the drive were plugged into another computer (including OSX) would it be accessable? Im thinking that since it normally depends on a proper login, what happens on a computer where there isnt one (so it doesnt work) or when access is needed (so it does)? Pardon if I did not describe the question so that it makes sense. Yes... Im Googling too ;o)
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"Kev" <die_spammers_die@pht.zzz> wrote in message you can read and write to the drive from any NT based machine such as NT4,news:Xns960AACD9492C0kevsmail@216.168.3.44... > Hi everyone, > > Using NTFS on a large external drive seems a given these days (the parts > for my first will be here soon). I do use NTFS for one partition on my > internal drive and have access control set up. Works like a charm. But I > have never thought about whether or not something like this would work > externally. > > Assuming it did work, if the drive were plugged into another computer > (including OSX) would it be accessable? Im thinking that since it normally > depends on a proper login, what happens on a computer where there isnt one > (so it doesnt work) or when access is needed (so it does)? Pardon if I did > not describe the question so that it makes sense. > > Yes... Im Googling too ;o) > > win2k or XP a win9x machine will not "see" an NTFS partition i am not a MAC person...but from what i've heard OS-X should be able to read the drive... just not write to it (double check me on that) Plugging the external drive into an OS X machine you'll see it just fine as
NTFS. -- Show quoteHide quoteJan Alter bear***@verizon.net or jal***@phila.k12.pa.us "philo" <ph***@privacy.net> wrote in message news:_vednSPx8the87_fRVn-ow@athenet.net... > > "Kev" <die_spammers_die@pht.zzz> wrote in message > news:Xns960AACD9492C0kevsmail@216.168.3.44... >> Hi everyone, >> >> Using NTFS on a large external drive seems a given these days (the parts >> for my first will be here soon). I do use NTFS for one partition on my >> internal drive and have access control set up. Works like a charm. But I >> have never thought about whether or not something like this would work >> externally. >> >> Assuming it did work, if the drive were plugged into another computer >> (including OSX) would it be accessable? Im thinking that since it >> normally >> depends on a proper login, what happens on a computer where there isnt >> one >> (so it doesnt work) or when access is needed (so it does)? Pardon if I >> did >> not describe the question so that it makes sense. >> >> Yes... Im Googling too ;o) >> >> > > you can read and write to the drive from any NT based machine such as NT4, > win2k or XP > > a win9x machine will not "see" an NTFS partition > > i am not a MAC person...but from what i've heard OS-X should be able to > read > the drive... > just not write to it (double check me on that) > > "Jan Alter" <bear***@verizon.net> wrote in news:SFuUd.45471$W16.40694@trndny07: > Plugging the external drive into an OS X machine you'll see it just thank you both....> fine as NTFS. what if the drive has permissions set.... if that is even possible. does it prompt for one? It doesnt do this for them on internal drive. you either have access or you dont. I don't think that happens with OS X simply because it is an external drive
and so the permissions do not get associated with one particular user. It's as if you are using a USB thumb drive and you copied an Appleworks file to it from one user. You can take that copied file and open it on another computer without a problem of permissions. -- Show quoteHide quoteJan Alter bear***@verizon.net or jal***@phila.k12.pa.us "Kev" <die_spammers_die@pht.zzz> wrote in message news:Xns960AEA5C9869kevsmail@216.168.3.44... > "Jan Alter" <bear***@verizon.net> wrote in > news:SFuUd.45471$W16.40694@trndny07: > >> Plugging the external drive into an OS X machine you'll see it just >> fine as NTFS. > > thank you both.... > > what if the drive has permissions set.... if that is even possible. does > it > prompt for one? It doesnt do this for them on internal drive. you either > have access or you dont. In message <Xns960AEA5C9869kevsmail@216.168.3.44> Kev
<die_spammers_die@pht.zzz> wrote: >"Jan Alter" <bear***@verizon.net> wrote in Permissions will generally only be honoured by the machine (or any>news:SFuUd.45471$W16.40694@trndny07: > >> Plugging the external drive into an OS X machine you'll see it just >> fine as NTFS. > >thank you both.... > >what if the drive has permissions set.... if that is even possible. does it >prompt for one? It doesnt do this for them on internal drive. you either >have access or you dont. machine on the same NT/AD domain). Permissions are relatively pointless on a removeable drive though, all that is required to bypass NTFS permissions is administrator access on the machine in which the drive is currently installed. In other words, NTFS permissions rely on physical security to be effective. If you need to come something private, NTFSv5 offers encryption which cannot be trivially bypassed simply by removing the drive. -- News: CIVIL SERVANT STAYS AWAKE ALL SHIFT LONG "Man, I've really got to cut back on the caffeine" he says DevilsPGD <ihatespam@crazyhat.net> wrote in
news:f9o721917i6jo5m9j577b8181j9h460hmr@localhost: > Permissions will generally only be honoured by the machine (or any Thank you. Didnt think about admin access somewhere else.> machine on the same NT/AD domain). > > Permissions are relatively pointless on a removeable drive though, all > that is required to bypass NTFS permissions is administrator access on > the machine in which the drive is currently installed. In other words, > NTFS permissions rely on physical security to be effective. > > If you need to come something private, NTFSv5 offers encryption which > cannot be trivially bypassed simply by removing the drive. 
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