Mixed Network Environment

[moo9]

Hi,

maybe a stupid question, but I would like to do the following:

Access Music Files on my Win7 NTFS HD in ITunes running on my Imac.

Is there any easy guide how to set a mixed network environment. It would be also helpful to have read access vise versa. I know the Mac OS does not really like the Windows Filesystem, but is there any chance to work around this?

Thanks and cheers

Moo9

[nullx8]

Do you want to keep the harddisc in the windows7 machine ?

If yes, its a plain file sharing issue, there will be no problem since the format of the host disc does not matter.

If you plan to move the disc then you have to convert the filesystem in order to natively write on it.

[moo9]

Leave it it the Win7 machine and just access the music, movies on it with the Mac.

Is it that easy???

Cheers

[nullx8]

yes you can access them via SMB File Sharing as they are. ..

just set iTunes to not rearrange files .. and all data will be untouched ... exept that you will have the full structure in itunes as well.

but its more convinient to do it the other way .. : have itunes Import all data and arrange on its own way and play on the windows machine the remote files from itunes via UNPM or simple filesharing.

of course, that depends on where you use it most and how the data should be available.

[moo9]

yes you can access them via SMB File Sharing as they are. ..

just set iTunes to not rearrange files .. and all data will be untouched ... exept that you will have the full structure in itunes as well.

but its more convinient to do it the other way .. : have itunes Import all data and arrange on its own way and play on the windows machine the remote files from itunes via UNPM or simple filesharing.

of course, that depends on where you use it most and how the data should be available.

Will work on this, thanks!