Spot NTFS volume(s) in the volume list and drag it to the left column of Finder for easy access. If you don’t know where it is, you can use the magnifying glass icon to open Spotlight Search, input Terminal and hit Enter to launch it.Ĭopy and paste the command line sudo nano /etc/fstab in italics to the Terminal window and hit Enter. The method is totally free and not very complicated if you are comfortable with Terminal commands.įollow the steps carefully and the at your own risk:

Therefore, it is not very recommended for the use of transferring important files. Well, that is because the NTFS writing capability is lack of enough testing and reports file damages/losses during the writing. Many people may find it confusing why Apple doesn’t enable the NTFS write support yet on Mac machines when it actually has the ability imbedded. Method 1: Enable macOS to write to NTFS drives using commands (free)

Use paid NTFS for Mac driver – iBoysoft NTFS for Mac.

Use free NTFS for Mac driver – Mounty for NTFS.Enable Apple’s native NTFS write support.To gain the full read and write access to NTFS drives on Mac, the article will introduce three best ways: Windows New Technology File System (NTFS) by Microsoft will be mounted in read-only condition in Mac OS.

When people move from a Windows PC to an Apple Mac, incompatibility is always a headache especially when you need to use a Windows formatted external disk for file sharing.

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