How can we access a Hard-Disk HFS Plus (formatted for Macos) on Windows

macOS and Windows There are two different operating systems, which cannot be compared. Despite the comments on the forms and the eternal discussions about the comparisons between these two operating systems, each has its strengths and the elements that make them different.

Even if on both operating systems the same operations are made, there is no compatibility between them. Neither in terms of applications, nor system files resemble nor hard disk for formatted in the system for macOS will not be accepted default by Windows.

In the past, I have shown How can Maccos / OS X can be copied to a hard disk format in NTFS system For Windows. The application was needed Tuxera NTFS installed on macos, to be able to do this. I wrote an article here About how you can copy files from macos to a Hard NTFS.
With the launch of Macos Sierra, the Tuxera application did not help us to do this. We are not compatible for the new maccos operating system, the solution was formatting external hard disks in macOS format and finding a solution so that we can access Windows PC. It is known that default, a hard drive from macos, cannot be accessed at all on Windows. Once connected by USB, it does not even appear as a connected drive.

How can we access and transfer data from Windows PC to a hard disk for macos – Mac OS Extended (Journaled) /HFS Plus orHFS+

The best and most simple solution is that we install the application Paragon HFS+ For Windows. This application gives us the opportunity to We access and transfer data in both directions from a hard disk or USB stick formatHFS Plus (HFS+).

In the next video presentation, you will be presented the operating mechanism of this application:

The application is not free, it costs about $ 20, but for who owns a Mac and a Windows PC, it is as useful as possible. It actually gets rid of the problem of compatibility between hard disk formed for macos and those for Windows PC.

HFS+ for Windows 11 – Full access to Mac HFS+ File System under Windows!

Download link: www.paragon-software.com

This format, HFS Plus (HFS+) is one Apple -developed file system, being less limited in terms of storage capacity. The name of HFS is used by developers, for users being presented as Mac OS Extended.

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