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Q: solution for NTFS formatted drives that works

I have done some research about it but i am be confused i found one method but i don't know if it works any more

 

Hey Thawn1 does your method

For me, creating/editing /etc/fstab did not work as described above. I had to replace LABEL=... with UUID=

and use the Volume uuid that I got by typing:

 

diskutil info /Volumes/<LabelOfYourDrive>

 

into a terminal.

 

still work with the newest version of mountain lion 10.8.4 can u able to reply to me please well if you get it please

 

Can some one test it for me or some one reply that tried it that actually works on the newest version of mountain lion 10.8.4 and plus i am thinking of buying a mac mini for my home server i am trying to get solution for it before i buy it so please reply peeps please

 

maybe a techician can help me or something if they do command line for that kind of stuff

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Jun 11, 2013 5:28 AM

by thawn1,Solvedanswer
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A:

it does not matter if there is a space around the >> or not.

 

Just for clarification and replying to your question in another thread:

 

the command in point 5 above is a one-liner that does the following:

 

sudo <- get super user privileges to be allowed to create/write to the file /etc/fstab (you will be asked for your password)

 

echo <- output the part between the quotation marks to whatever comes after the >>

 

"UUID=EF6B132A-A6AD-43F1-B571-3C4B3CD79619 none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse" <-the line that should be written

>> /etc/fstab <- append the ouput of the echo command to the file /etc/fstab if the file does not exist, it is created. it is important to have two >> because one > would overwrite the file!

 

I hope this helps.

Posted on Jun 11, 2013 6:52 AM

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  • by Topher Kessler,

    Topher Kessler Topher Kessler Jun 12, 2013 9:08 AM in response to XDvenom
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    Jun 12, 2013 9:08 AM in response to XDvenom

    I recommend that if you are going to be heavily using this drive for sharing services and other details, that you consider using a more supported filesystem format like Apple's HFS+. This will ensure not only speed but proper stability as well.

  • by XDvenom,

    XDvenom XDvenom Jun 12, 2013 4:39 PM in response to Topher Kessler
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    Jun 12, 2013 4:39 PM in response to Topher Kessler

    ill been doing it for movies and for airvideo

  • by Topher Kessler,

    Topher Kessler Topher Kessler Jun 12, 2013 4:43 PM in response to XDvenom
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    If it's just for use with your Mac then I'd recommend converting it to an HFS+ format, instead of relying on the not-fully-supported NTFS format. To do this you will have to back up all of the drive's contents, then reparition and format it with Disk Utility, and then restore the files to it. I would only keep the NTFS format if there is a specific need for it.

  • by XDvenom,

    XDvenom XDvenom Jun 12, 2013 4:56 PM in response to Topher Kessler
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    Jun 12, 2013 4:56 PM in response to Topher Kessler

    not all the time well mostly if I take it to a mates place or something to get movies from him etc

  • by Topher Kessler,

    Topher Kessler Topher Kessler Jun 12, 2013 5:00 PM in response to XDvenom
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    Fair enough, but one option in that realm is to use a supported cross-platform filesystem format, such as exFAT or FAT.

  • by XDvenom,

    XDvenom XDvenom Jun 12, 2013 5:08 PM in response to Topher Kessler
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    i got no where really to put it all the data is on it lol it like over 500gb on there lol

  • by Topher Kessler,

    Topher Kessler Topher Kessler Jun 12, 2013 5:13 PM in response to XDvenom
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    Yeah, that will be a constraining factor, but if you manage to find an option to do this, then that would be my recommendation.

  • by XDvenom,

    XDvenom XDvenom Jun 13, 2013 11:24 PM in response to Topher Kessler
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    i decided i think i format the drive to exfat i tried it on another drive i have it works perfectly on windows and mac i assume

  • by XDvenom,

    XDvenom XDvenom Jun 14, 2013 3:43 AM in response to Topher Kessler
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    if ya reading this topic still Topher i think I reformat the drive to ExFat becuz it works in mac and pc so yea instead of messing around with commands and programs

  • by andschwa,

    andschwa andschwa Jun 24, 2013 12:58 AM in response to thawn1
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    Jun 24, 2013 12:58 AM in response to thawn1

    So thawn1, what do you think of Apple deprecating the /etc/fstab system with their propiertary tool vifs? It's kind of like visudo versus editting /etc/sudoers directly. But I'm unsure if it's necessary.

  • by thawn1,

    thawn1 thawn1 Jun 24, 2013 1:43 AM in response to andschwa
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    Jun 24, 2013 1:43 AM in response to andschwa

    Where did you get the info that /etc/fstab is deprecated? I found only unsubstantiated rumors. I think with vifs, Apple simply provides a tool to safely edit /etc/fstab. Considering that you could render your system unbootable with a bad fstab, a tool that cross-checks your changes before reboot is imho a good idea. You can even specify the editor that vifs uses (admittedly, I am not much of a vim fan and prefer /usr/bin/nano) by adding the line:

     

    export EDITOR=/path/to/your/favorite/editor

     

    in your ~/.bash_profile

     

    so overall, I would say that vifs is a solid peace of work.

  • by andschwa,

    andschwa andschwa Jun 27, 2013 10:42 PM in response to XDvenom
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    Jun 27, 2013 10:42 PM in response to XDvenom

    Hi,

     

    diskutil info /Volume/MyVolume does not output the UUID, and I can't find a way to get the UUID of my volume. It works for Macintosh HD, but not my SD card. It's simply not in the output.

     

    Any ideas?

  • by andschwa,

    andschwa andschwa Jun 27, 2013 10:52 PM in response to thawn1
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    Jun 27, 2013 10:52 PM in response to thawn1

    Go look in /etc/fstab and /etc/fstab.hd, and the history of it of it on Mac. It's clearly being deprecated. Or, I should say, using it as the actual file systems table is being deprecated.

     

    Vifs is sweet, but it's not part of Unix, nor open-source. I like using a Mac because for the most part it's POSIX compliant, any move away is one less reason not to use it.

  • by ruwanfromedmonton,

    ruwanfromedmonton ruwanfromedmonton Jun 28, 2013 5:29 AM in response to thawn1
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    Jun 28, 2013 5:29 AM in response to thawn1

    hi Thawn,

     

    Thanks for posting your solution.  UNfortunately I can not get past one thing:  after typing out step 5

    sudo echo "UUID=EF6B132A-A6AD-43F1-B571-3C4B3CD79619 none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse" >> /etc/fstab

    I get       -bash: /etc/fstab: Permission denied  

     

    any suggestions?

     

    Thanks

     


  • by thawn1,

    thawn1 thawn1 Jul 1, 2013 1:01 AM in response to ruwanfromedmonton
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    Jul 1, 2013 1:01 AM in response to ruwanfromedmonton


    ruwanfromedmonton wrote:

     

    hi Thawn,

     

    Thanks for posting your solution.  UNfortunately I can not get past one thing:  after typing out step 5

    sudo echo "UUID=EF6B132A-A6AD-43F1-B571-3C4B3CD79619 none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse" >> /etc/fstab

    I get       -bash: /etc/fstab: Permission denied  

     

    any suggestions?

     

    Thanks

     


    Do you have administrator rights on your computer?

    Go to System Preferences -> Users & Groups and check whether it says Admin below your account. If not, sudo will not work for you and you cannot write to /etc/fstab. You will need to ask an administrator to do this for you (or to give you admin privileges to do it yourself).

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