It just happens to be a free option that is open source. What about writing to Mac formatted drives from Windows? But one downside to HFSExplorer is that it is read only, whereas some users may need to write to the Mac drive from Windows as well. If you’re willing to pay, you could purchase Paragon HFS+ for $20 which lets you read HFS formatted drives, and write files to the drive too, the latter being a major feature that HFSExplorer lacks. Paragon’s tool installs a file system driver that allows you to access a Mac-formatted drive just like any other storage drive in File Explorer. This is obviously aimed at reading Mac drives on a PC, but if you’re simply looking to exchange files between Mac and Windows, you can share between Mac and PC using SMB networking as discussed here which is a great method for computers on the same network. Or you can use iCloud Drive in Windows and also from the Mac to share files between the two platforms seamlessly as well. We hope you managed to read a Mac-formatted drive on your Windows PC without having to format it. Was HFSExplorer good enough for your needs? Or are you planning to purchase paid software like Paragon HFS+ to have write permissions too? Did you find another solution for reading and writing to Mac hard drives on a PC? Let us know your experiences, thoughts, and opinions in the comments section down below.
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