Hiding NTFS Volume Names in the Finder

Actually, 2 questions relating to the same thing. Just did a win10 install on it's own drive (a process that took a LOT of time to get done right). The "System Reserved" NTFS volume shows in the Finder... can I hide it without having any effect on win10 working? How? Second, the main win10 volume is showing as "untitled" and can not be changed on the Mac side (again, NTFS volume). CAN I change that me in the win10 side, or if not, can I also hide it from seeing it in the Finder (if I can't change it's name in win10)?

Mac Pro, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jun 16, 2019 2:14 PM

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Jun 25, 2019 11:06 AM in response to Riverside_Guy

JUST to put some finality to my original question.. I was way overthinking things! I decided to repartition one of my drives into a NTFS volume (where I'll clone my win 10 derive) along with a bootable macOS so I had even MORE drives showing in the Finder. Slapped myself upside the head when I remembered there WAS a Finder option to hide everything except my boot drive... boom task accomplished. They are still hanging out in the sidebars to Finder windows, so I am not all that cut off from them.

Jun 17, 2019 5:33 PM in response to Riverside_Guy

Part 2...


diskutil info disk0s5
   Device Identifier:        disk0s5
   Device Node:              /dev/disk0s5
   Whole:                    No
   Part of Whole:            disk0

   Volume Name:              BOOTCAMP
   Mounted:                  Yes
   Mount Point:              /Volumes/BOOTCAMP

   Partition Type:           Microsoft Basic Data
   File System Personality:  NTFS
   Type (Bundle):            ntfs
   Name (User Visible):      Windows NT File System (NTFS)

   OS Can Be Installed:      No
   Media Type:               Generic
   Protocol:                 PCI
   SMART Status:             Verified
   Volume UUID:              807A058A-EF60-4E39-87FA-2C8F6D15B8D3
   Disk / Partition UUID:    EFB08FC2-CDCF-429D-AC7D-736CE9BC070B

   Disk Size:                255.4 GB (255393267712 Bytes) (exactly 498814976 512-Byte-Units)
   Device Block Size:        512 Bytes

   Volume Total Space:       255.4 GB (255393263616 Bytes) (exactly 498814968 512-Byte-Units)
   Volume Used Space:        72.2 GB (72208871424 Bytes) (exactly 141032952 512-Byte-Units) (28.3%)
   Volume Available Space:   183.2 GB (183184392192 Bytes) (exactly 357782016 512-Byte-Units) (71.7%)
   Allocation Block Size:    4096 Bytes

   Read-Only Media:          No
   Read-Only Volume:         Yes

   Device Location:          Internal
   Removable Media:          Fixed

   Solid State:              Yes


There is no file system for a MSR, while yours is NTFS. MSR never mounts on my Mac, but Bootcamp automatically mounts, without any manual intervention.


  • Did you format the Windows disk as MBR manually?
  • What year/model is your MacPro (do not post the serial number)?


Jun 17, 2019 1:32 PM in response to Loner T

Found some advice about hiding or even preventing volumes from mounting in macSO... apparently it does with with NTFS volumes (using vifs to create a ftsf document... the implication is these volumes do not mount under macOS). Can't imagine WHY I would need to see these volumes mounted in the Finder anyway (yes I COULD buy some extra software that would allow me to write to NTFS volumes), BUT right now I can not see any of my Mac drives IN windows, so am pursuing that avenue before doing anything.

Jun 17, 2019 1:56 PM in response to Riverside_Guy

/dev/disk6 on / (hfs, local, journaled)

devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)

/dev/disk0s1 on /Volumes/System Reserved (ntfs, local, read-only, noowners)

/dev/disk1s2 on /Volumes/Clone (hfs, local, journaled)

/dev/disk2s2 on /Volumes/Spare (hfs, local, journaled)

/dev/disk0s2 on /Volumes/Windows10 (ntfs, local, read-only, noowners)

map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)

map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)

/dev/disk3s2 on /Volumes/TimeMachine (hfs, local, journaled)


Obviously, it's disk0 I am interested in. Obviously, I CAN move files back and forth via a FAT32 stick... or do I want to write files from each to the other directly? MANY other options, I'm in fact finding mode now!

Jun 17, 2019 2:59 PM in response to Loner T

Gee, ya wanna know ALL my secrets,<lol>? Indeed I have 4 SATA drives (boot volume is an array on a pci card), yup, disk0 sure is my win10 drive; EFI, GPT, MBA all drove me nuts getting it installed... yes there are the 2 partitions, I am kinda thinking out loud about what I ultimately want to do, one option I am exploring here was to hide or prevent mounting in macOS. Yes, I THINK I know the implications (no Finder file copies to the main NTFS drive as that only come with software I have to buy):


/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:               Windows_NTFS System Reserved         607.1 MB   disk0s1
   2:               Windows_NTFS Windows10               499.5 GB   disk0s2

Jun 17, 2019 5:34 PM in response to Riverside_Guy

You have an interesting layout for the Windows disk. This is from a 2013 rMBP.


Part 1....


diskutil list 
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            743.7 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk0s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                255.4 GB   disk0s5
   6:           Windows Recovery                         471.9 MB   disk0s6

diskutil info disk0s4 
   Device Identifier:        disk0s4
   Device Node:              /dev/disk0s4
   Whole:                    No
   Part of Whole:            disk0

   Volume Name:              Not applicable (no file system)
   Mounted:                  Not applicable (no file system)
   File System:              None

   Partition Type:           Microsoft Reserved
   OS Can Be Installed:      No
   Media Type:               Generic
   Protocol:                 PCI
   SMART Status:             Verified
   Disk / Partition UUID:    A5C281F9-83E6-4D57-A414-F15D7A9CDBF5

   Disk Size:                134.2 MB (134217728 Bytes) (exactly 262144 512-Byte-Units)
   Device Block Size:        512 Bytes

   Read-Only Media:          No
   Read-Only Volume:         Not applicable (no file system)

   Device Location:          Internal
   Removable Media:          Fixed

   Solid State:              Yes

Jun 17, 2019 6:28 PM in response to Loner T

I try to not go into the long story, many get bored and ignore, but I think I got your interest! Machine is a 2010 true 5,1 vintage firmware (Boot ROM Version: MP51.007F.B03). It HAD been partitioned and bootcamped with win7, then literally half an hour before Redmond shut down the free win10 upgrade, I went for it. Yeah, the MSR never showed up in the Finder. Few years back, one fine day that install blew up, think I was installing the Logitech mouse drivers for my G700... and it would NOT repair itself no matter what. Recently wanted to get it rolling again. BUT my boot vol. was a PCI based array of SSDs. Got a 500G SATA SSD, stuck it in Bay 1, wanted that to be my win10 install. I tried SO many ways to make it happen, HUGE time investment as neither company makes it at all smooth or easy. PLUS I did NOT want to pull my boot out of the machine, it's in there and working great, and MOST likely nothing bad would happen, BUT... you get the picture!


Got the official iso from m$ (made the huge mistake of burning it in the Finder, that wasted 3-4 days of it not working at all). Reburned 1809 iso from the command line, THAT disc booted the machine. EVENTUALLY I dropped into the win command line to wipe my target drive clean (nothing I tried to do IN THEIR UI worked), then the install FINALLY ran. Nothing I tried in prepping that drive outside of their environment worked at all.


The GOOD NEWS is it seems their activation servers STILL after several YEARS later, have a record of my UUID and activated the puppy during the install! Ya got my diskutil list above, here come the 3 infos:

Jun 17, 2019 6:29 PM in response to Riverside_Guy

diskutil info /dev/disk0
   Device Identifier:        disk0
   Device Node:              /dev/disk0
   Whole:                    Yes
   Part of Whole:            disk0
   Device / Media Name:      Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB


   Volume Name:              Not applicable (no file system)
   Mounted:                  Not applicable (no file system)
   File System:              None


   Content (IOContent):      FDisk_partition_scheme
   OS Can Be Installed:      No
   Media Type:               Generic
   Protocol:                 SATA
   SMART Status:             Verified


   Disk Size:                500.1 GB (500107862016 Bytes) (exactly 976773168 512-Byte-Units)
   Device Block Size:        512 Bytes


   Read-Only Media:          No
   Read-Only Volume:         Not applicable (no file system)


   Device Location:          Internal
   Removable Media:          Fixed


   Solid State:              Yes
   Virtual:                  No
   OS 9 Drivers:             No
   Low Level Format:         Not supported
   Device Location:          "Bay 1"

Jun 17, 2019 6:30 PM in response to Riverside_Guy

diskutil info /dev/disk0s1
   Device Identifier:        disk0s1
   Device Node:              /dev/disk0s1
   Whole:                    No
   Part of Whole:            disk0


   Volume Name:              System Reserved
   Mounted:                  Yes
   Mount Point:              /Volumes/System Reserved


   Partition Type:           Windows_NTFS
   File System Personality:  NTFS
   Type (Bundle):            ntfs
   Name (User Visible):      Windows NT File System (NTFS)


   OS Can Be Installed:      No
   Media Type:               Generic
   Protocol:                 SATA
   SMART Status:             Verified


   Disk Size:                607.1 MB (607125504 Bytes) (exactly 1185792 512-Byte-Units)
   Device Block Size:        512 Bytes


   Volume Total Space:       607.1 MB (607121408 Bytes) (exactly 1185784 512-Byte-Units)
   Volume Used Space:        416.0 MB (416026624 Bytes) (exactly 812552 512-Byte-Units) (68.5%)
   Volume Available Space:   191.1 MB (191094784 Bytes) (exactly 373232 512-Byte-Units) (31.5%)
   Allocation Block Size:    4096 Bytes


   Read-Only Media:          No
   Read-Only Volume:         Yes


   Device Location:          Internal
   Removable Media:          Fixed


   Solid State:              Yes
   Device Location:          "Bay 1"

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