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How can I read and write an ntfs drive on Mac?
I recently encountered a problem when using a Mac computer, and I hope to get some help here. My problem is that I can't read and write NTFS drives on Mac. I know that the default setting of the 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.
It's nice that macOS now supports reading NTFS drives out of the box (no additional software required)! You can easily copy files from an NTFS drive to your Mac, which is pretty convenient if you just need to grab something from a Windows-formatted drive.
However, the fact that you can't write to NTFS drives on a Mac without third-party software is definitely a limitation. If you need to actually modify files, save new ones, or transfer data back to the NTFS drive, you're out of luck unless you pull in some extra software.
However, the fact that you can't write to NTFS drives on a Mac without third-party software is definitely a limitation. If you need to actually modify files, save new ones, or transfer data back to the NTFS drive, you're out of luck unless you pull in some extra software.