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How can I read and write an ntfs drive on Mac?
Writing to NTFS is not supported by Mac natively. You have to install file system library to enable this feature. Here is one good example to let you copy files to NTFS drive on any Mac:
https://www.appleinsidez.com/read-write-ntfs-drive-on-mac
Let me know if you need more assistance on this.
I used to have an external hard drive in NTFS format, which I mainly used on Windows. But later, due to work needs, I started using Mac, and found that it was really inconvenient that Mac could only read but not write NTFS drive on Mac. So I decided to reformat the hard drive to exFAT format.
Reformatting is actually quite simple, and you only need to use Disk Utility on Mac to complete it. The advantage of exFAT is that you can read and write on Windows, and you can also freely operate files on Mac, which is very suitable for my needs of frequently transferring large files between the two systems. After formatting, I backed up the data in the previous hard drive and then transferred it back to the hard drive. The whole process went smoothly.
Although reformatting means that I need to back up all the data first, which is a bit troublesome, in the long run, it does solve the inconvenience I encountered when using Mac, and now there is no big problem with file transfer and management. If you also often need to transfer files between Mac and Windows, it may be a good choice to consider formatting the hard drive to exFAT.