This driver provides write access for Seagate external drives in Mac OS without having to reformat.
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/ntfs-driver-for-mac-os-master-dl/
Anybody know anything about it? Not sure what they mean. "write access for seagate" I want write access for MS NTFS drives. I'm leaning towards ntfs3g but saw this in my searches.
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Paragon's NTFS utility provides read/write access to an NTFS filesystem. It is the most current of all such software. They one you mention hasn't been updated since 2010. If Seagate is providing it free, then it costs you what you were willing to pay for such software.
Hey,
I have purchased multiple Seagate External HDD and they come pre-loaded with this software called "Seagate Dashboard Installer". In fact there are 2 versions, one is .exe (for Windows) and the other is .dmg (for Mac). The HDD are formatted to Windows NT Filesystem and after running this software I am able to transfer files of any size to my HDD. I'm assuming the software you have mentioned is included in the software that is pre-loaded on my HDD and if you can download it for free, I'm sure you will be able to get similar results for your HDD. But it will work only for Seagate HDD.
Thanks, I knew there had to be a catch. I ended up installing something called "Mac fuse" I think. And a 3rd party ntfs3d driver for it. The driver was a little out of date also and outside of Mac developers network. Took my chances with that. And it seems to work well so far. Of course there is paragon like you said and tuxera for $20 & $30. I just hate paying for something as fundamental as this.
I hope you've already found this on your own, but here is the link: http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/ntfs-driver-for-mac-os-master-dl/
Thanks! finally I can use my Seagate HDD in my mac. My only question is this Paragon from Seagate, can it detect other brand HDD(ntfs) ?
No. It will not work with other brands. Just tested this on my WD Elements. It shows Read Only.
Free Paragon Driver for Mac OS from seagate?
