MacOS 10.14.6 NTFS bug leading to data loss
I was copying files from an NTFS drive to a APFS drive and some data was not copied with no warning.
Assuming all the data was transferred I re-purposed the NTFS drive.
Within the folder hierarchy I dragged across (via finder) there were some files and directories with names ending in either a . or a ?
These were not copied and no warning given.
The files do not show up in finder on the mac however they are visible when the drive is plugged into another machine (Linux in this case).
so:
- in the first instance NTFS on MacOS (Mojave 10.14.6) is not showing all files/direcories on an NTFS drive
- there is no warning that files/folders have not been fully copied
Note this problem is exacerbated where there is the ability to update NTFS drives (Paragon NTFS for MAC as an example).
Note the problem of the files/directories not being visible exists with no additional NTFS software involved - i.e. it is not a Paragon NTFS specific issue.