HFSExplorer

2021.10.9 File system explorer for Windows

Felix Cheng

Software to access and manage files on your Mac-formatted disks from your Windows machine.

Free and open source partition exploring software download, reviewed by Felix Cheng
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Allows you to explore and transfer data from a MAC HFS filesystem.

If you happen to own an Intel Mac computer, you can use HFSExplorer to access the partitions on your Mac hard drive. Whether or not you have a Mac running a copy of Windows or you're using an external device to access your hard drive from a Windows PC, accessing the files is made possible with this freeware application.

HFSExplorer is probably designed mainly for those who are running Windows on Mac hardware with Boot Camp, but it can also be used in other cases. All you require is a hard drive with an HFS file-system.

In the end, definitely a useful utility if you want to access files and folders on a Mac hard drive.

Features of HFSExplorer

  • Access: Read files stored on Mac HFS+ formatted disks and disk images.
  • Backup: Make backups and restore files and folders.
  • Browsing: Browse image content, including file systems, partitions and disk images.
  • Compression: Compress and expand disk images.
  • Conversion: Convert HFS+ disk images to the ISO format.
  • Extract: Extract files contained in Mac disk images, disk archives and DMG files.
  • File types: Supports a wide range of file types including disk images and disk archives.
  • Interface: Simple graphical user interface.
  • Interoperability: Supports data exchange with Mac OS X.
  • Metadata: View HFS+ file and folder metadata.
  • Search: Search for files and folders by name and type.
  • Security: Adjust file permissions and ownership.
  • Viewing: View files and folders in a tree-like hierarchical structure.

Compatibility and License

Is HFSExplorer free to download?

HFSExplorer has been released under the open source GPL license on Windows from hard disk partition software. The license provides the options to freely download, install, run and share this program without any restrictions. The source code for HFSExplorer should be freely available and modifications are certainly permitted as well as the option to inspect the software.

Is HFSExplorer for Windows 10 or Windows 11?

Yes. It can run on a PC with Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.

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  1. HFSExplorer Download
  2. Free Hard Disk Partition Software
  3. Open source and GPL software
  4. Partition Exploring Software
  5. Software for Windows 11
HFSExplorer has been picked by our editors as very good.
HFSExplorer has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested HFSExplorer 2021.10.9 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.