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NTFS and MAC

I have a WD Elements external multimedia drive formated for windows.


Mac can not write on the drive.


I have downloaded many recommended tools (NTFS-3G, MacFuse,NTFS mount) to do the NTFS system writable but it does not work.


Suggestions?

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 1:31 PM

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Jul 28, 2012 1:41 PM in response to vatpc

If you can erase that drive, you can reformat it using the "FAT" format type, called "MS-DOS (FAT)" in Disk Utility. Mac OS X can read AND write to that format, and so can Windows. NTFS is read-only for Mac OS X, and I'm not sure about trusting a third-party extension for writing data (even if it worked).


If you only need to use this drive using a Mac (no need for Windows PC access), then you should just erase it so that it gets reformatted using Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as the format type in Disk Utility.

Nov 7, 2012 8:29 AM in response to vatpc

Hi,


Thanks all for your interest.


The solution is NOT to use Mac with NTFS disks. I have mount the device in an old PC with Linux and it runs perfectly.


I have solved my problem completely. Maybe not in the way MaC support will desire but the disk is full compatible with Linux.


There are too incompatibilities in MaC.


Regards,

Nov 15, 2013 1:30 PM in response to StockMushroom

StockMushroom, I agree with you that Pargon NTFS for Mac works well, but beware, I bought it for $20 and after 30 days, they wanted me to buy the upgraded version for Mavericks for $14. I spoke with two different people on different levels of the Paragon company ladder and they said that was their policy even if it wasn't popular. This is poor service at best. They should support their own software for more than a month.

Nov 17, 2013 6:12 AM in response to Allan Jones

@Victor1001 - I know what must be a pain, thankfully i managed to get my work to pay for it at the time and i don't really want to update to Mavericks. It's not that i don't think it's good programming, i just very much like the style of Lion, stuck in my ways i guess.


@Allan Jones - Don't know if this was for me but im running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5.


Anyone else need any help?

NTFS and MAC

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