How to share files between Windows and MacOS with dual boot

Question

I have MacOS snow leopard and Windows 7 installed on same hard drive(on a iMac). I want to have a folder that is shared between them where I can write data, not only read. Is this possible? On windows partition MacOS says that I don't have permission to write and on Mac partition Windows says same thing.

Thanks!

Answer 1

If you create a Fat32 partition from either mac or windows you should be able to both read and write to it from either OS.

Answer 2

You could create an ext3 partition. With the proper drivers, both MacOS and Windows can read and write to files in a ext3 partition. ("Use a Linux file system for Mac/PC drive sharing")

• drivers for MacOS that can read and write and ext3 partitions: How do I mount ext2/ext3 partitions in Mac OS X Snow Leopard?

• drivers for Windows that can read and write ext3 partitions: ext2fsd.com, fs-driver.org, Mount ext3fs in Windows

You might also look at the other options listed at Lifehacker: "A Comprehensive Guide to Sharing Your Data Across Multi-Booting Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs".

Answer 3

My answer is simply to format a flash drive to FAT 32 put it into a spare USB Port ( I recommend a 3.0 USB flash drive and 3.0 USB port )You can add to and remove from both drives. I then sync my devices from my Mac boot drive using iTunes.