Cant Copy in NTFS External Hard Drive by Toshiba

Hey ahaom!

That’s a valid question.

I would recommend purchasing an external hard drive with enough capacity to what you need, (They aren’t too pricy).

I’d then format the external drive as:

ExFAT - format

Master Boot Record - Scheme

This should make most your files created or downloaded on Windows accessible on a Mac!

Partition schemes available in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

You can the move whatever data you need from this external drive to your new Mac!

likewise, if you still have this PC, (Still unsure of the source computer), you can install iCloud for Windows to move data from your PC to your new Mac!:

Download iCloud for Windows - Apple Support

Hope something here helps, let me or anyone else here know if not, glad to help out if I can!

Hey again! Other than the articles that were posted here, and other online resources, Apple Care is always happy and willing to help out, just give them a call or start a chat with them directly if you need to:

Contact - Official Apple Support

Hope all goes well!

I also have the same problem with my NTFS drive, I don't want my data to be lost so can't format it, is there any way to fix this problem so that I can write/paste into this external drive?

1. tried changing permissions via get info option -- didn't work as it doesn't change and gives error that you don't have permission. BTW, against my name, I already see that read+write option is enabled but still not allowing.
2. tried free software like iboysoft but that's asking for key and hence not helpful.

any suggestions?

Have you tried 3rd party software to make the NTFS disk also writable?

I'd use exFAT with MBR because I try to avoid such extra low level software, if possible.

https://iboysoft.com/ntfs-for-mac/free-ntfs-for-mac.html

Apple only provides read-only access to mounted NTFS drives. The recommendation to use an exFAT formatted drive is sound as it allows read/write access and does not introduce the extra complication of adding third-party NTFS drivers to the operating system.

devesh1311 wrote:

thanks but problem is all these free softwares don't provide license key and hence of no use :(

I’m at a loss as to how a license key is needed for free software. What is it you are expecting from the free software?

devesh1311 wrote:

thanks but problem is all these free softwares don't provide license key and hence of no use :(

Bottom line, you’ll need to pay for reliable software that allows macOS to read/write to a NTFS formatted drive. I wouldn’t trust any ‘free’ software with my data (my opinion). And by the way, Windows users go through the same hoops if they want to access macOS formatted drives.

Read the preceding posts in this thread. Unless you install third-party NTFS software, reformat the drive, or format a different drive as exFAT, there is no other solution.

thanks but problem is all these free softwares don't provide license key and hence of no use :(