Mac HFS+ Disk Support Option (Windows Only)

For more information, see the following topics:

Installing the Mac HFS+ Disk Support Option

Media Compatibility

Session Compatibility

Viewing Mac Drive and File Properties

Viewing Multisession and Dual-Format Discs

Setting the File Naming Mode

Partitioning Mac Drives

Initializing Mac Drives

Mac HFS+ Disk Support Warnings

The Mac HFS+ Disk Support option lets you interchange sessions between Mac-based and Windows-based Pro Tools systems using local HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) formatted hard drives.

With the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option installed on a Windows computer, you can mount an HFS+ drive on a Windows-based Pro Tools system, and record and play back Pro Tools sessions directly on that drive as if it were natively-formatted for Windows.

When using the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option for recording and playback on a Windows-based system, the session file and all associated files (such as audio and MIDI files) must be stored on Mac-formatted drives. Recording and playback of a session from a mixture of Windows- and Mac-formatted drives is not supported.

If you use the Format Mac Disk command that is installed as part of the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option to initialize or partition a Mac-formatted drive, it will not be officially supported as a Playback/Record drive. Though Pro Tools may be able to play back and record to such a drive, only HFS+ disks formatted on a Mac using Apple Disk Utility are supported for playback and recording.

 

While the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option will allow your system to read/write HFS (Mac Standard format) disks, HFS drives are not supported for either record/playback or transfer.