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Old 12-07-2012, 09:05 AM   #16
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are you sure that it is useful to fiddle with Windows tools on a Mac?

I don't know how about Mac, but Windows cannot read Linux-filesystems by default.

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I threw the HDD inside my windows 7 desktop.



Is there really a difference?
 
Old 12-07-2012, 09:26 AM   #17
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Why do you use a Mac if there is no difference?

Well, they have different filesystems, different partitionentries etc.

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Old 12-07-2012, 09:35 AM   #18
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I am not sure if it is the case, but it seems that the following is often useful after doing partition modifications:

http://gparted.org/faq.php#faq-21
 
Old 12-07-2012, 09:51 AM   #19
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I am not sure if it is the case, but it seems that the following is often useful after doing partition modifications:

http://gparted.org/faq.php#faq-21
That is great news!

How can I check what the route to the disk is using only the terminal?
 
  


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