Is anyone else having problems mounting their external hard drive after the software update (Ventura 13.3)?
Remove Paragon NTFS software as you must have had it previously or you wouldn't have been able to write to the NTFS disks. It likely broke when you upgraded Ventura. You have the option of upgrading Paragon NTFS but it's licensed software. So if you don't need it just remove it entirely.
FORMATTING WILL DESTROY ALL DATA It's easy to reformat a drive on macOS. Open Disk Utility, click View -> Show all Devices. Identify the correct drive you wish to format. Highlight the top most tree-branch listing the hardware name of the disk. Click the Erase button and choose a filesystem.
The APFS filesystem is designed for SSD primarily, while it does work with HDD it will experience fragmentation that isn't possible on SSD. Formatting an HDD to APFS is mostly fine for say Time Machine due to the way APFS snapshots work. I would recommend that you choose HFS+ for an HDD that just holds data.
Copy the data from the NTFS drive over to this newly formatted drive using Finder and drag and drop.
Tip: ⇧ + ⌘ + Period key will toggle hidden files ON/OFF
If you need cross-platform compatibility with Linux, BSD, Windows, macOS, etc. then the filesystem format you want to use is ExFAT.
dgerman wrote:
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% continuingToUseMontereyTImeMachineExternalSSD *
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Your point?
I've used Paragon NTFS for Mac for years now, with no issues until now. The point is that the software stopped working after an OS update. There's also inconsistency because other drives work. I think you may have misunderstood my comment on the matter.
@pennypoets thanks for posting your wonderful 'solve'. After an OS upgrade you'd think that either Apple or Paragon would alert you to the fact that the drive can't be read without an update. I'm glad you were here to help. I feel like we should be paying you :)
How can I open my Seagate external hard drive on my Mac book pro. It worked before the Ventura update and works on my friends Acer lap top. It has thousands of photographs on it. Nothing I have read helps. I cannot even open and format a new Seagate
That is interesting. I tried installing the free trial version and still no luck. Kind of sneaky but not a great surprise. Thanks for the update.
you are hero! it works!
thank you bro, where did you get this information?
Is there a way, perhaps using Windows or Linux, to tell if SSD came with NTFS support?
Thank you pennypoets! After many unsuccessful attempts, the link you provided worked for me.
Finally... Works!!! Thank you so much for sharing the link :)
Glad it worked for you.
Good result. No more frustration
You're a lifesaver, thank you!! 🙏🏼
Glad it was an easy fix
Frustrating that I can't get to my photographs store on external hard drives. Something is screwed up in Finder with Venture13.3.1
I followed your instructions but I'm still in read-only mode. Any additional help would be amazing. I apologize, sometimes this stuff can completely shut down my brain and I need further help. haha
External hard drive not mounting after Ventura update
