What's the best NTFS for Mac software for Apple Silicon Device?

Congratulations on getting a MacBook Pro M3! The NTFS hard drive problem you mentioned is indeed very common, because macOS defaults to read-only for NTFS for Mac hard drives. However, don't worry, there are some simple ways to let your Mac write to NTFS hard drives, and even bypass third-party tools completely.

1. Enable macOS's built-in NTFS write function (experimental)
macOS comes with basic NTFS for Mac support, but it is turned off by default. You can try the following steps to enable it:

Plug in the NTFS hard drive, open Terminal, and enter:

sudo nano /etc/fstab

Add a line to the file:

LABEL=hard drive name none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse

Save (Ctrl + O), exit (Ctrl + X), and then restart.
When completed, the hard drive will be mounted in the /Volumes folder. Although this is an experimental feature of macOS's NTFS for Mac, it is not very stable and is recommended only for temporary processing.

2. Reformat the hard drive with Disk Utility
If you no longer need the NTFS format, you can directly use the macOS Disk Utility to change the hard drive to exFAT format:

1. Open Disk Utility, select your NTFS hard drive, and click Erase.
2. Change the format to exFAT, then confirm.
3. After reformatting, the hard drive no longer needs to use the NTFS for Mac tool and is directly compatible with macOS and Windows.

3. Share the hard drive with a Windows computer
If you have a Windows computer, you can connect the NTFS hard drive to Windows and share it over the network:

• Enable file sharing in the Windows computer settings to share the hard drive.
• Access the Windows shared content through Finder on the Mac.

This way, you can bypass the installation of any NTFS for Mac tools and easily complete the writing of files.
Although third-party NTFS for Mac tools are a faster option, if you want to avoid installing additional software, the above methods are very practical. I hope it helps you! 😊