Windows uses the NTFS file system for its hard drives. Mac OS X can read files on NTFS hard drives, but it can't write files to them, which is a glaring omission. Attempting to drag a file into an NTFS drive in Mac OS X will only result in your mouse cursor turning into an error sign. Since many Hackintoshes dual-boot Windows and Mac OS X, being unable to share files between hard drives can lead to a lot of problems with file management. Fortunately, you can enable NTFS writing on OS X with relatively little trouble-- all it takes is a few drivers and 10 minutes of your time.
UPDATE (October 9, 2015): Yes, this still works on OS X El Capitan! You may have to update OSXFuse, but that's it.
UPDATE (September 12, 2014): Niresh (Hackintosh Zone) has combined the 3 separate drivers listed in this guide into a single all-in-one NTFS driver package, which is quicker and easier to install. However, the download process on Niresh's website is a bit convoluted, so it's up to you whether you want to try his new driver package, or just stick to the current method detailed in this guide (either way, the results are the same).![Seagate Seagate](http://osxuninstaller.com/uninstall-guides/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uninstall-Paragon-NTFS.png)
1. Install FUSE for OS X
Download and install OSXFUSE on your computer. While it won't enable NTFS write in Mac OS X by itself, FUSE is a necessary 'building block' for pretty much any Mac driver that deals with third-party file systems (including the NTFS file system).
DOWNLOAD: FUSE for OS X
While installing FUSE for OS X, be sure to check the 'MacFUSE Compatibility Layer' option in the installer. You'll need it for the next step, in which we install the NTFS-3G driver-- that driver hasn't been updated in a while, so it needs this extra compatibility layer to work properly.
2. Install NTFS-3G
Next, download and install NTFS-3G. This is the driver that will actually enable NTFS write capabilities on your computer.
DOWNLOAD: NTFS-3G
3. Install fuse-wait
The first time you boot into Mac OS X after installing NTFS-3G, you'll probably be bombarded with error messages about your hard drives. Technically, this means that NTFS-3G is working correctly; you should now be able to write files onto your NTFS drives in Mac OS X. However, you'll probably want to get rid of these annoying error messages. To do that, download and install the fuse_wait patch for NTFS-3G.
DOWNLOAD: fuse_wait
Once fuse_wait is installed, that's all there is to it! You should now be able to write files onto NTFS hard drives in Mac OS X, seamlessly and without any errors. Congratulations!
Operating Systems Supported: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher or Windows 8, Windows 7 operating system SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds or backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds) Seagate Mobile Backup app system requirements: iOS 7 or higher, Android 2.3 or higher. Mac OS X has always been able to read NTFS drives, but tucked away in Mac OS X is a hidden option to enable write support to drives formatted as NTFS Enabling NTFS write support on the Mac is fairly technical and it’s not officially supported by Apple, making it an experimental feature that is best left in.
This mini-guide merely repeats what we said in our last article about enabling NTFS write capabilities in Mac OS X, from back in 2012. Of course, a bit has changed since then. Nowadays, you can actually just skip third-party drivers altogether by enabling Apple's native NTFS drivers through Terminal instead. Despite these developments, however, we still recommend that you follow this guide and install third-party drivers anyways. It's simpler, and you don't need to use Terminal. (Here at MacBreaker, we have a policy of avoiding the use of Terminal whenever possible.) This solution is compatible with every version of Mac OS X since Snow Leopard, including Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, and even El Capitan.UPDATE (October 9, 2015): Yes, this still works on OS X El Capitan! You may have to update OSXFuse, but that's it.
UPDATE (September 12, 2014): Niresh (Hackintosh Zone) has combined the 3 separate drivers listed in this guide into a single all-in-one NTFS driver package, which is quicker and easier to install. However, the download process on Niresh's website is a bit convoluted, so it's up to you whether you want to try his new driver package, or just stick to the current method detailed in this guide (either way, the results are the same).
![Seagate Seagate](http://osxuninstaller.com/uninstall-guides/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uninstall-Paragon-NTFS.png)
1. Install FUSE for OS X
Download and install OSXFUSE on your computer. While it won't enable NTFS write in Mac OS X by itself, FUSE is a necessary 'building block' for pretty much any Mac driver that deals with third-party file systems (including the NTFS file system).
DOWNLOAD: FUSE for OS X
While installing FUSE for OS X, be sure to check the 'MacFUSE Compatibility Layer' option in the installer. You'll need it for the next step, in which we install the NTFS-3G driver-- that driver hasn't been updated in a while, so it needs this extra compatibility layer to work properly.
2. Install NTFS-3G
Next, download and install NTFS-3G. This is the driver that will actually enable NTFS write capabilities on your computer.
DOWNLOAD: NTFS-3G
During the installation process, you'll be given an option to install the NTFS-3G driver with either 'No caching' or 'UBLIO caching'. While it probably won't actually matter, you may want to choose 'No caching' to be safe. Either way, can always change this setting afterwards. Then, once the installation is finished, reboot your computer.
Back in the days of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, you could simply install this driver by itself (along with MacFUSE, the predecessor to OSXFUSE), and then Mac OS X would have NTFS writing capabilities automatically. Unfortunately, development of NTFS-3G has since stopped, which is why we need to do a bit of extra work to make everything run right.
3. Install fuse-wait
The first time you boot into Mac OS X after installing NTFS-3G, you'll probably be bombarded with error messages about your hard drives. Technically, this means that NTFS-3G is working correctly; you should now be able to write files onto your NTFS drives in Mac OS X. However, you'll probably want to get rid of these annoying error messages. To do that, download and install the fuse_wait patch for NTFS-3G.
DOWNLOAD: fuse_wait
Once fuse_wait is installed, that's all there is to it! You should now be able to write files onto NTFS hard drives in Mac OS X, seamlessly and without any errors. Congratulations!
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Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X 9 is the only NTFS driver on the market that provides full read/write access to NTFS with the same high-speed as native HFS+ files.
Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X is an excellent solution for end users, SOHO and Enterprise, it Supports all versions of the Windows file system NTFS – from Windows NT 3.1 to Windows 7 (NTFS versions 1.2, 3.0 and 3.1) and mounts the NTFS volumes as native ones.
NTFS for Mac OS X allows you to:
- Natively read and write your data to any Windows NTFS partition.
- Easily transfer data between Windows and Mac computers using external or thumb drives with NTFS partitions.
- Access NTFS partitions without having any complex translation applications or file services like AFP or Samba protocols.
Key Features and Benefits of NTFS for Mac OS X 9:
- Full read/write access to Windows volumes. NTFS for Mac OS X provides full access (read/write, format etc.) to Windows volumes.
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- Improved NTFS Performance under Mac OS X. Unprecedented high level of performance for Windows volumes with the same transfer rate as with the native Mac OS file system.
- NTFS for Mac is the first cross-platform solution which supports 64-bit Snow Leopard.
- Supports Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard (32 and 64 bit) and Lion
- Easy to install. The driver is easily installed through a user-friendly wizard
- Easy to use. Mount any NTFS partition like a native one – no need to perform special commands to get access; just attach a disk or other media with NTFS partition and use it as you wish
- Create and repair NTFS partitions under Mac the same way you usually do with HFS/HFS+
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