Better Alternative?Īn alternative to it is the Paragon HFS+ software that seamlessly integrates into the Windows such that you will be using the drive as you normally do with other drives supported by Windows. Check on the alternative if you want the read and write access with better integration. Use it if you want to copy the data from the drive. This tool is good if you need to get a few files out of the drive, not recommended if you are looking for a chunk of files to extract out of it, the process might be a tad difficult and time-consuming.Īlso, the HFSExplorer doesn’t support write access to the drive, if you want to copy anything in the drive, it’s not possible with this tool. Choose the files or folders you want to copy, click Extract to copy and save to a specified folder, the files or folders will be copied to the location you choose on your PC.ĭon’t expect any fancy UI or any system integration that allows you to access the drive from the Windows Explorer just like you usually do for other drives.
Install and launch the program, you will need Java to use this software.Get this free tool called HFSExplorer for Windows.To read drives formatted in Mac on your Windows 10 PC, here’s what you need to do, just follow these simple steps.
How To Read Mac’s UFS Drive On Windows 10
If you are trying to use a drive formatted in Mac on Windows 10, it’s possible. The macOS Extended (HFS+) is a file system used by Mac and it can only be read by default in Mac systems, unlike Windows. The UFS+ is the file system by Apple’s Macintosh and if you are using a Mac-formatted drive on your PC, chances are it’s not readable by Microsoft Windows 10. It’s easier for your PC to read NTFS (Windows file system) and FAT32/exFAT, however, the Windows 10 can’t actually read drives formatted in other file systems that are likely coming from Mac (HFS+) or Linux (ext4). Input new partition name, and use '+' and '-' button on the left to determine the size of the partition.By default, your Windows PC can’t access the drives that are formatted in the Mac file system.
In Disk Utility, select the SSD(not the partition under), then select Partition button on top of Disk Utility.Ħ. You can also create multiple partitions in one SSD. After you click Erase, the erase will start and the partition you created will appear under the drive on left side of Disk Utility.ĥ. Please choose GUID Partition Map as Scheme. Otherwise you can choose either OS X Extended or ExFAT as format.
Input your desired name of the partition, if you plan to install Mac OS onto the partition,choose OS X Extended(Journaled) as format. Select the SSD and then select Erase button on top of disk utilityĤ. Disk Utility will pop up, if not, open Disk Utility and you shall see the SSD listed under Externalģ. Connect your SanDisk® SSD to your Apple Mac system via USB adaptor, the Mac OS will pop up a message: 'The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer', please select InitializeĢ. Procedure may be different with other OS versions.ġ.
This guide uses Mac OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.5.