HDD formatted in MAC for Windows

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I have a hard drive that was formatted on a MAC machine
for Windows (i am guessing DOS), but when i connected the
drive to my XP computer it was not recognized and was
asked to initialize the drive. Unfortunately that is not
an option because i would use valuable files stored on
the drive. is there any way i can make my XP machine
recognize the drive so i can copy the files? i would
greatly appreciate any help.
thanks
AK
 
AK said:
I have a hard drive that was formatted on a MAC machine
for Windows (i am guessing DOS), but when i connected the
drive to my XP computer it was not recognized and was
asked to initialize the drive. Unfortunately that is not
an option because i would use valuable files stored on
the drive. is there any way i can make my XP machine
recognize the drive so i can copy the files? i would
greatly appreciate any help.
thanks
AK
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No such luck. Windows on the Macintosh machine runs as a virtual drive in
emulation mode. One method to salvage the files on this drive would be to
re-install it into a Macintosh machine and copy the files to a DOS-formatted
ZIP/JAZ cartridge or to a CD-R in ISO format (or one that can be read in
Windows).
 
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