How to Use Mac Drive 7

Windows-based computers can’t access Mac files because the Windows operating system does not recognize the Mac-based format when used on a USB or Firewire portable hard drive or a USB flash drive. The Mac Drive 7 program integrates with the Windows operating system so that the PC can recognize a Mac-formatted drive when it is connected to the PC. The Mac files can then be transferred to the PC’s hard drive for use.

Things You'll Need

• Windows-based computer<br />Internet access<br />Web browser<br />USB portable hard drive<br />Firewire portable hard drive<br />USB flash drive

Instructions

1. Download the free trial version of the MacDrive program, for example, MacDrive 7, to the desktop of the PC. (See the link in Resources.) Double-click the program once it has downloaded. Follow the menu commands to install the program onto the PC’s hard drive. Restart the PC.

2. Plug the USB or Firewire cable of a Mac-formatted portable hard drive into a USB or Firewire port on the PC. ?Plug the USB flash drive into a USB port on the PC.

3. Wait for the icon of the portable hard drive or the USB flash drive to appear in the left column of the MacDrive program’s main screen.

4. Click on the “Save to” icon at the top of the MacDrive program’s main screen. Navigate in the window that appears to the desktop of the PC. Click “OK” to close the window.

5. Click on the icon of the portable hard drive or the USB flash drive that is in the left column of the MacDrive program’s main screen.

6. Select a folder from the column to the right of the portable hard drive or USB flash drive’s icon.

7. Click on a file in the column to the right of the folder on the MacDrive program’s main screen. Select multiple files by holding down the “Shift” key and clicking them.

8. Click on the “Mac to PC” icon at the top of the MacDrive program’s main screen. Wait as the file(s) are transferred to the desktop of the PC.

9. Click on the icon of the portable hard drive or the USB flash drive that is in the left column of the MacDrive program’s main screen. Click on the “Eject” icon at the top of the MacDrive program’s main screen.

10. Remove the portable hard drive’s USB or Firewire cable from the USB or Firewire port of the PC. Remove the USB flash drive from the USB port on the PC. Quit the MacDrive program

Tips & Warnings

• Copy files one at a time to avoid any disk errors occurring.

• The MacDrive program does not convert Mac files into PC-compatible files.

References

• Mediafour: MacDrive 8

Resources

• softpedia: Download MacDrive 8