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On my Windows server machine I have a 1TB drive I want to partition down the middle, one half NTFS and the other HFS+. I don't necessarily need to be able to write or even read the HFS+ partition from within Windows (although I have already installed some drivers to read HFS which do work well), its more just to be used as a dumping ground for the household Macbook backups etc.
I read somewhere that "GParted" can do this but I wanted confirmation / advice on any alternatives before diving in. I also read somewhere that I would need to create the HFS partition first and then format the remaining space as NTFS?
Thanks, however I do not have any way of booting to OSX as the HD is in a Windows server machine so really need a Windows based utility (or a LiveCD of somesorts). – Jonny Wright – 2013-01-21T20:58:47.323
apt-get install hfsutils hfsprogs
and then GParted can format as HFS/HFS+. – Karan – 2013-01-21T21:01:36.090Yes, indeed, a Linux boot disk goes to the rescue ;) Alternatively, you could spend US$48 on TransMac
– Julian Knight – 2013-01-21T21:04:18.343Yeah, a Ubuntu LiveCD will do, although you can add HFS support to GParted's own Debian-based LiveCD as well. – Karan – 2013-01-22T23:20:07.067