After installing this update, my NTFS for Mac doesn't works. Why?
I gave it full disk access in Security/Privacy, but it sees my drives only in read mode. Cannot mount.
Mac mini, macOS 10.15
Now Paragon has replied too (support email). Looks like they will not provide an update, and will instead wait for Apple to fix it in a next macOS update....
After the latest macOS 10.15.7 Catalina Security Update 2022-003 (19H1824),
issues have been reported with mounting NTFS volumes using the NTFS for
Mac driver. The Development team were able to reproduce and confirm the
issue. We expect it to be fixed in the next macOS updates.
For now, the following workaround can be tried:
1) Make sure you're using Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon Software build 15.9.314
It can be downloaded from the ParagonBox user portal if you have a license registered there or directly from the site:
https://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/
Be sure to uninstall any previous versions as described below:
https://kb.paragon-software.com/article/4500
2) Connect the drive containing the NTFS partition, and make sure the partition is not mounted.
3) Open the Terminal utility (Application -> Utilities -> Terminal) and perform the following command to create a mountpoint:
sudo mkdir /Volumes/ntfs
4) Run the following command:
diskutil list
and note the NTFS partition (disk0s3, for instance)
5) Run the following command to mount it:
sudo /Library/Filesystems/ufsd_NTFS.fs/Contents/Resources/mount_ufsd_NTFS
/dev/diskXsY /Volumes/ntfs
where diskXsY - the NTFS partition from the previous step
(for instance)
sudo /Library/Filesystems/ufsd_NTFS.fs/Contents/Resources/mount_ufsd_NTFS
/dev/disk0s3 /Volumes/ntfs
try relaunch it and open the Preferences and press "check for updates now", and wait a second....
Everything went back to normal with Catalina Security Update 2022-004.
NTFS drives mount automatically again.
Tuxera has acknowledged the problem and working on a solution.
Haven't had a response from Paragon yet.
Finally to solve the problem I did the following steps:
1-Retart my MacBook Pro (15inch mid-2012) in recovery mode by pressing cmd + R
2-Re-install Catalina 10.15.7 by clicking on the menu line "re-intall Catalina" apering after step 1
3-De-sactivate the automatic updates
4-Remove "iBoysoft NTFS for Mac" or "Paragon NTFS for mac"
5-Restart my Mac
Now when I plug my NFTS external hard drive to my Mac it is seen normally in the finder.
And when I run Disk Utility, my external hard drive is seen as 'unknow ms_nfts" format.
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I ended up just re-installing Catalina. It took less than an hour and everything is back to normal. Obviously I won't be installing the security update again.
You can find the installers here:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/12/03/how-to-download-an-old-macos-installer
If you go to System Preferences/Software Update, do you still have the security update pending installation?
You only stated that your NTFS didn't work, not whether it was specifically read or write capability that was lost. Boot your Mac in Safe Boot mode and see if the NTFS (read) mounting works from the Finder, rather than the Terminal. Review that you have the Finder Preferences set to show External disks. After a normal reboot, recheck if NTFS drives are mounting as expected.
What other third-party software do you have installed?
I've contacted Paragon. They indicated they are waiting for the next Apple IOS update/patch to fix the issue. They did provide instructions for manually mounting the NTFS HDD using the terminal service but it doesn't work for me.
I installed the 2022-003 security patch and it had no affect. I still am able to manually mount my HDD using the terminal input commands Paragon had provided and I had posted in a previous response to this thread.
For clarification: OS Catalina. Mounts in read only after latest OS Catalina update. Will mount in read/write manually using Paragon provided terminal commands.
Once you re-install Catalina make sure that in System Preferences/Software Update/Advanced the option to "Install system data files and security updates" is unchecked.
Since I re-installed Catalina over 10 days ago I haven't had any more trouble regarding NTFS drives. I still have the security update pending in Software Update though.
Contact Paragon Support.
Why don't you just re-install Catalina? It's a fairly quick process and you won't lose any of you settings. The only thing you will lose is the security update that has caused all the trouble.
the Catalina reinstall is a all basic system, after it completed, the system will remind you update the security to 2022-003, don’t do it.
svtimmy_ wrote:
I do experience the same issue and I'm not using Pragon but Tuxera. Multiple other users on reddit and tidbits are reporting this too.
Contact the developer…
NTFS for MAC error
