Files from Mac are not showing on USB flash drive in Windows
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I copied some “Folders & Files” from Mac onto my USB flash drive. But, when I open that USB flash drive from a Windows PC, it doesn’t shown those files. It only show the files which are from Windows PC. I have checked the "Hidden Items" from the "View" menu. But, there were not those files though it filled the space for those files! How to solve this problem?
As the USB flash drive keep the space of those files, I believe, those files are still on the USB flash drive and I just can’t see them. Is there any way to get those files back? Capacity and format of my USB flash drive is respectively 16 GB and NTFS.
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I copied some “Folders & Files” from Mac onto my USB flash drive. But, when I open that USB flash drive from a Windows PC, it doesn’t shown those files. It only show the files which are from Windows PC. I have checked the "Hidden Items" from the "View" menu. But, there were not those files though it filled the space for those files! How to solve this problem?
As the USB flash drive keep the space of those files, I believe, those files are still on the USB flash drive and I just can’t see them. Is there any way to get those files back? Capacity and format of my USB flash drive is respectively 16 GB and NTFS.
windows-10 usb-flash-drive macbook
edited Aug 30 '16 at 22:00
JakeGould
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asked Aug 30 '16 at 16:17
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If you plug the file back into the machine running OS X can you see the files?
– Ramhound
Aug 30 '16 at 16:20
actually, I couldn't check this. That mac pc is not mine. But, as it's keeping the spacing for those files, I believe, those are in the usb flash drive still. I just can't access those.
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 16:22
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I copied some “Folders & Files” from Mac onto my USB flash drive. But, when I open that USB flash drive from a Windows PC, it doesn’t shown those files. It only show the files which are from Windows PC. I have checked the "Hidden Items" from the "View" menu. But, there were not those files though it filled the space for those files! How to solve this problem?
As the USB flash drive keep the space of those files, I believe, those files are still on the USB flash drive and I just can’t see them. Is there any way to get those files back? Capacity and format of my USB flash drive is respectively 16 GB and NTFS.
windows-10 usb-flash-drive macbook
edited Aug 30 '16 at 22:00
JakeGould
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asked Aug 30 '16 at 16:17
user1896653
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I copied some “Folders & Files” from Mac onto my USB flash drive. But, when I open that USB flash drive from a Windows PC, it doesn’t shown those files. It only show the files which are from Windows PC. I have checked the "Hidden Items" from the "View" menu. But, there were not those files though it filled the space for those files! How to solve this problem?
As the USB flash drive keep the space of those files, I believe, those files are still on the USB flash drive and I just can’t see them. Is there any way to get those files back? Capacity and format of my USB flash drive is respectively 16 GB and NTFS.
windows-10 usb-flash-drive macbook
windows-10 usb-flash-drive macbook
edited Aug 30 '16 at 22:00
JakeGould
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asked Aug 30 '16 at 16:17
user1896653
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edited Aug 30 '16 at 22:00
JakeGould
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asked Aug 30 '16 at 16:17
user1896653
10914
edited Aug 30 '16 at 22:00
JakeGould
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edited Aug 30 '16 at 22:00
JakeGould
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edited Aug 30 '16 at 22:00
JakeGould
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30.8k1093137
asked Aug 30 '16 at 16:17
user1896653
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asked Aug 30 '16 at 16:17
user1896653
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asked Aug 30 '16 at 16:17
user1896653
10914
10914
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If you plug the file back into the machine running OS X can you see the files?
– Ramhound
Aug 30 '16 at 16:20
actually, I couldn't check this. That mac pc is not mine. But, as it's keeping the spacing for those files, I believe, those are in the usb flash drive still. I just can't access those.
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 16:22
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If you plug the file back into the machine running OS X can you see the files?
– Ramhound
Aug 30 '16 at 16:20
actually, I couldn't check this. That mac pc is not mine. But, as it's keeping the spacing for those files, I believe, those are in the usb flash drive still. I just can't access those.
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 16:22
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If you plug the file back into the machine running OS X can you see the files?
– Ramhound
Aug 30 '16 at 16:20
If you plug the file back into the machine running OS X can you see the files?
– Ramhound
Aug 30 '16 at 16:20
actually, I couldn't check this. That mac pc is not mine. But, as it's keeping the spacing for those files, I believe, those are in the usb flash drive still. I just can't access those.
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 16:22
actually, I couldn't check this. That mac pc is not mine. But, as it's keeping the spacing for those files, I believe, those are in the usb flash drive still. I just can't access those.
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 16:22
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OS X can only mount NTFS volumes read-only. It cannot write to them without 3rd-party software.
Since you copied the files on a Mac, this leads me to believe that there are two partitions on that flash drive. Windows does not support multiple partitions on a flash drive. This is a limitation of Windows exclusively. Only the 1st partition will be visible. This explains where your files went.
Windows does support multiple partitions on a flash drive if it has its removable media bit (RMB) set, but those flash drives are rare. However, even on the off chance that you have one of these flash drives, Windows still doesn't support the Mac HFS+ format without 3rd-party software -- not even read-only.
So in either case, it makes perfect sense why you wouldn't see the files you copied from the Mac.
Really, your only option here is to plug the drive into another Mac. If you want to be able to use the flash drive on both PC and Mac, you need to reformat it as FAT32 or exFAT. Those are the only two filesystems that both Windows and OS X support in read-write mode.
answered Aug 30 '16 at 21:55
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Sounds like permissions might be messed up on the flash drive. Can you either reformat as NTFS on your Windows machine or try the following command? Open Command Prompt and navigate to the device and run this:
<USB Drive Letter>:>attrib -r -s -h /s /d *.*
edited Aug 30 '16 at 21:58
JakeGould
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answered Aug 30 '16 at 16:26
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His disk is already NTFS - as it says in the question.
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 30 '16 at 17:20
I didn't say it wasn't NTFS. I said the permissions of the NTFS volume may be incorrect, especially if he formatted it on his mac.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 17:35
I need the files. That's why, I don't want to format this without trying to get those files.... (if there is any way)
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 18:32
Can you try the second set of instructions? Read about attrib here: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490868.aspx The command will look like this: "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*", where "H" is the drive letter of the mounted flash drive.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 18:37
When I run this "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*" command, it shows, "Access denied - H:System Volume Information"
– user1896653
Aug 31 '16 at 18:14
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2 Answers
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OS X can only mount NTFS volumes read-only. It cannot write to them without 3rd-party software.
Since you copied the files on a Mac, this leads me to believe that there are two partitions on that flash drive. Windows does not support multiple partitions on a flash drive. This is a limitation of Windows exclusively. Only the 1st partition will be visible. This explains where your files went.
Windows does support multiple partitions on a flash drive if it has its removable media bit (RMB) set, but those flash drives are rare. However, even on the off chance that you have one of these flash drives, Windows still doesn't support the Mac HFS+ format without 3rd-party software -- not even read-only.
So in either case, it makes perfect sense why you wouldn't see the files you copied from the Mac.
Really, your only option here is to plug the drive into another Mac. If you want to be able to use the flash drive on both PC and Mac, you need to reformat it as FAT32 or exFAT. Those are the only two filesystems that both Windows and OS X support in read-write mode.
answered Aug 30 '16 at 21:55
Wes Sayeed
10.7k32756
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
OS X can only mount NTFS volumes read-only. It cannot write to them without 3rd-party software.
Since you copied the files on a Mac, this leads me to believe that there are two partitions on that flash drive. Windows does not support multiple partitions on a flash drive. This is a limitation of Windows exclusively. Only the 1st partition will be visible. This explains where your files went.
Windows does support multiple partitions on a flash drive if it has its removable media bit (RMB) set, but those flash drives are rare. However, even on the off chance that you have one of these flash drives, Windows still doesn't support the Mac HFS+ format without 3rd-party software -- not even read-only.
So in either case, it makes perfect sense why you wouldn't see the files you copied from the Mac.
Really, your only option here is to plug the drive into another Mac. If you want to be able to use the flash drive on both PC and Mac, you need to reformat it as FAT32 or exFAT. Those are the only two filesystems that both Windows and OS X support in read-write mode.
answered Aug 30 '16 at 21:55
Wes Sayeed
10.7k32756
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
OS X can only mount NTFS volumes read-only. It cannot write to them without 3rd-party software.
Since you copied the files on a Mac, this leads me to believe that there are two partitions on that flash drive. Windows does not support multiple partitions on a flash drive. This is a limitation of Windows exclusively. Only the 1st partition will be visible. This explains where your files went.
Windows does support multiple partitions on a flash drive if it has its removable media bit (RMB) set, but those flash drives are rare. However, even on the off chance that you have one of these flash drives, Windows still doesn't support the Mac HFS+ format without 3rd-party software -- not even read-only.
So in either case, it makes perfect sense why you wouldn't see the files you copied from the Mac.
Really, your only option here is to plug the drive into another Mac. If you want to be able to use the flash drive on both PC and Mac, you need to reformat it as FAT32 or exFAT. Those are the only two filesystems that both Windows and OS X support in read-write mode.
answered Aug 30 '16 at 21:55
Wes Sayeed
10.7k32756
OS X can only mount NTFS volumes read-only. It cannot write to them without 3rd-party software.
Since you copied the files on a Mac, this leads me to believe that there are two partitions on that flash drive. Windows does not support multiple partitions on a flash drive. This is a limitation of Windows exclusively. Only the 1st partition will be visible. This explains where your files went.
Windows does support multiple partitions on a flash drive if it has its removable media bit (RMB) set, but those flash drives are rare. However, even on the off chance that you have one of these flash drives, Windows still doesn't support the Mac HFS+ format without 3rd-party software -- not even read-only.
So in either case, it makes perfect sense why you wouldn't see the files you copied from the Mac.
Really, your only option here is to plug the drive into another Mac. If you want to be able to use the flash drive on both PC and Mac, you need to reformat it as FAT32 or exFAT. Those are the only two filesystems that both Windows and OS X support in read-write mode.
answered Aug 30 '16 at 21:55
Wes Sayeed
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answered Aug 30 '16 at 21:55
Wes Sayeed
10.7k32756
answered Aug 30 '16 at 21:55
Wes Sayeed
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answered Aug 30 '16 at 21:55
Wes Sayeed
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Sounds like permissions might be messed up on the flash drive. Can you either reformat as NTFS on your Windows machine or try the following command? Open Command Prompt and navigate to the device and run this:
<USB Drive Letter>:>attrib -r -s -h /s /d *.*
edited Aug 30 '16 at 21:58
JakeGould
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answered Aug 30 '16 at 16:26
jayhc
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His disk is already NTFS - as it says in the question.
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 30 '16 at 17:20
I didn't say it wasn't NTFS. I said the permissions of the NTFS volume may be incorrect, especially if he formatted it on his mac.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 17:35
I need the files. That's why, I don't want to format this without trying to get those files.... (if there is any way)
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 18:32
Can you try the second set of instructions? Read about attrib here: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490868.aspx The command will look like this: "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*", where "H" is the drive letter of the mounted flash drive.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 18:37
When I run this "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*" command, it shows, "Access denied - H:System Volume Information"
– user1896653
Aug 31 '16 at 18:14
|
show 4 more comments
up vote
-1
down vote
Sounds like permissions might be messed up on the flash drive. Can you either reformat as NTFS on your Windows machine or try the following command? Open Command Prompt and navigate to the device and run this:
<USB Drive Letter>:>attrib -r -s -h /s /d *.*
edited Aug 30 '16 at 21:58
JakeGould
30.8k1093137
answered Aug 30 '16 at 16:26
jayhc
34116
His disk is already NTFS - as it says in the question.
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 30 '16 at 17:20
I didn't say it wasn't NTFS. I said the permissions of the NTFS volume may be incorrect, especially if he formatted it on his mac.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 17:35
I need the files. That's why, I don't want to format this without trying to get those files.... (if there is any way)
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 18:32
Can you try the second set of instructions? Read about attrib here: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490868.aspx The command will look like this: "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*", where "H" is the drive letter of the mounted flash drive.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 18:37
When I run this "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*" command, it shows, "Access denied - H:System Volume Information"
– user1896653
Aug 31 '16 at 18:14
|
show 4 more comments
up vote
-1
down vote
up vote
-1
down vote
Sounds like permissions might be messed up on the flash drive. Can you either reformat as NTFS on your Windows machine or try the following command? Open Command Prompt and navigate to the device and run this:
<USB Drive Letter>:>attrib -r -s -h /s /d *.*
edited Aug 30 '16 at 21:58
JakeGould
30.8k1093137
answered Aug 30 '16 at 16:26
jayhc
34116
Sounds like permissions might be messed up on the flash drive. Can you either reformat as NTFS on your Windows machine or try the following command? Open Command Prompt and navigate to the device and run this:
<USB Drive Letter>:>attrib -r -s -h /s /d *.*
edited Aug 30 '16 at 21:58
JakeGould
30.8k1093137
answered Aug 30 '16 at 16:26
jayhc
34116
edited Aug 30 '16 at 21:58
JakeGould
30.8k1093137
edited Aug 30 '16 at 21:58
JakeGould
30.8k1093137
edited Aug 30 '16 at 21:58
JakeGould
30.8k1093137
30.8k1093137
answered Aug 30 '16 at 16:26
jayhc
34116
answered Aug 30 '16 at 16:26
jayhc
34116
answered Aug 30 '16 at 16:26
jayhc
34116
34116
His disk is already NTFS - as it says in the question.
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 30 '16 at 17:20
I didn't say it wasn't NTFS. I said the permissions of the NTFS volume may be incorrect, especially if he formatted it on his mac.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 17:35
I need the files. That's why, I don't want to format this without trying to get those files.... (if there is any way)
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 18:32
Can you try the second set of instructions? Read about attrib here: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490868.aspx The command will look like this: "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*", where "H" is the drive letter of the mounted flash drive.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 18:37
When I run this "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*" command, it shows, "Access denied - H:System Volume Information"
– user1896653
Aug 31 '16 at 18:14
|
show 4 more comments
His disk is already NTFS - as it says in the question.
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 30 '16 at 17:20
I didn't say it wasn't NTFS. I said the permissions of the NTFS volume may be incorrect, especially if he formatted it on his mac.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 17:35
I need the files. That's why, I don't want to format this without trying to get those files.... (if there is any way)
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 18:32
Can you try the second set of instructions? Read about attrib here: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490868.aspx The command will look like this: "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*", where "H" is the drive letter of the mounted flash drive.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 18:37
When I run this "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*" command, it shows, "Access denied - H:System Volume Information"
– user1896653
Aug 31 '16 at 18:14
His disk is already NTFS - as it says in the question.
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 30 '16 at 17:20
His disk is already NTFS - as it says in the question.
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 30 '16 at 17:20
I didn't say it wasn't NTFS. I said the permissions of the NTFS volume may be incorrect, especially if he formatted it on his mac.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 17:35
I didn't say it wasn't NTFS. I said the permissions of the NTFS volume may be incorrect, especially if he formatted it on his mac.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 17:35
I need the files. That's why, I don't want to format this without trying to get those files.... (if there is any way)
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 18:32
I need the files. That's why, I don't want to format this without trying to get those files.... (if there is any way)
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 18:32
Can you try the second set of instructions? Read about attrib here: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490868.aspx The command will look like this: "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*", where "H" is the drive letter of the mounted flash drive.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 18:37
Can you try the second set of instructions? Read about attrib here: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490868.aspx The command will look like this: "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*", where "H" is the drive letter of the mounted flash drive.
– jayhc
Aug 30 '16 at 18:37
When I run this "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*" command, it shows, "Access denied - H:System Volume Information"
– user1896653
Aug 31 '16 at 18:14
When I run this "attrib -h -r -s /s /d H:*.*" command, it shows, "Access denied - H:System Volume Information"
– user1896653
Aug 31 '16 at 18:14
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If you plug the file back into the machine running OS X can you see the files?
– Ramhound
Aug 30 '16 at 16:20
actually, I couldn't check this. That mac pc is not mine. But, as it's keeping the spacing for those files, I believe, those are in the usb flash drive still. I just can't access those.
– user1896653
Aug 30 '16 at 16:22