Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:38 am
It's not the ability of your Windows PC to read "OSX files" that you're having a problem with. The problem is whether your PC can recognise certain hard drive formats. The files on them are irrelevant to your problem.
In my business I run 6 MacOSX systems and two Windows 7 PCs. My near-line storage devices are all formatted Mac OS Extended because this is best for the work that my Macs are required to do. I can't then plug those drives into either of the PCs because Windows won't recognise the drive format. However, if I were to write those files to an eXFAT formatted drive they could.
Several HDD drive makers (eg: Seagate) now include software on the drives themselves that enables write/read by MacOSX, Windows and Linux.
There are solutions, as hinted at above. You just need to do a bit of research.
Blackmagic Teranex 2D, Ultrastudio Express, Intensity Shuttle (Thunderbolt), Two H.264 Pro Recorders (Mac OSX) & lots of old VTRs used for digital archiving of legacy video formats for major libraries, broadcasters, universities and public archives.