NTFS 3G (Mac FUSE) is throwing me an error. Can anyone explain it?

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NTFS 3G (Mac FUSE) is throwing me an error. Can anyone explain it?

Or offer a fix?

Here's the error:

http://i.imgur.com/iOAN0.png

What does this mean? Is there a fix for it?

I have MAc OS X 10.6 installed (latest updates), and I have a separate internal drive with Windows 7 64-bit. I can launch it using Boot Camp with no problems.

Any help? Thanks!

----------S

12-core Mac Pro 2.93 GHz, 24GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 5870, 12TB Storage, 30" Screen, Mac OS X (10.6.4), Sony Blu-Ray burner, Canon 5D MkII, CS5, FCPS, Aperture, Maya

Posted on Mar 9, 2011 8:26 PM

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Answer 1

Clio1

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Mar 9, 2011 9:18 PM in response to Steve Dorsey

It means there was a problem loading the MacFuse extension and filesystem. This may be due to using an outdated version of MacFuse or NTFS-3G or it could mean there is a problem with the permissions of the extension (try repairing permissions.)

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Answer 2

Steve Dorsey Author

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Mar 10, 2011 6:55 AM in response to Clio1

I had just downloaded the MacFUSE installer from a link that exists on the Apple website. I'm fairly sure it's current.

I repaired permissions and restarted, the error popped up again on restart.

And the Bootcamp drive is not mounting anymore in the Mac OS. It would appear on my desktop before, but now it is not there.

Message was edited by: Steve Dorsey

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Answer 3

The hatter

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Mar 10, 2011 7:11 AM in response to Steve Dorsey

Try this instead

http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/

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Answer 4

Steve Dorsey Author

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Mar 10, 2011 7:18 AM in response to The hatter

All due respect, but that's $20 for something that should work for free.

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Answer 5

Csound1

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Mar 10, 2011 11:53 AM in response to Steve Dorsey

I'll pass on why it should work for free, other than to observe that you get what you pay for.

NTFS3g can cause issues, by all means troubleshoot it yourself or with help from this board, but my experience was troublesome with it so I switched to an alternative, which was not free but works.

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Answer 6

KJK555

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Mar 10, 2011 1:21 PM in response to Steve Dorsey

$20? That's a bargain for something that works. Tuxera (ntfs-3g's developer) gets $34.70 for
their ntfs-3g paid version, and in my humble opinion, can't hold a candle to paragon NTFS,
which I have been using now since December of 2008.

Kj

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