Read and Write NTFS in OS X

mbanewuser · Dec 20, 2012, 04:44 AM

Hello,

I will receive a new MBA 8GB/128GB/i5 for Christmas. I've always been a windows user. However, both OS X and the portability of the MBA made me decide to switch.
I've always used USB external hard drives to store my data. However, as I've always been a windows user, both my HD are NTFS formatted. My question is: do you any software (free or cheap) that would allow me to read and write NTFS in OS X since I've no other place to store my data and format my HDs in HFS+ or exFAT.

Thanks.

justperry · 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mbanewuser

Hello,

I will receive a new MBA 8GB/128GB/i5 for Christmas. I've always been a windows user. However, both OS X and the portability of the MBA made me decide to switch.
I've always used USB external hard drives to store my data. However, as I've always been a windows user, both my HD are NTFS formatted. My question is: do you any software (free or cheap) that would allow me to read and write NTFS in OS X since I've no other place to store my data and format my HDs in HFS+ or exFAT.

Thanks.

There is a way to to this in OS X but it seems to have issues, another way is Paragon which is not free.

I gave a link to another thread here, I will try to find it and report as soon as I find it.

Edit 1: If you do a search on this link with this text it will give you lots of hits.

NTFS read write

Edit 2: This link is better, look for the advise from GGJstudios

nightmars · Dec 20, 2012, 05:03 AM

Before Paragon google actually started a project software for NTFS for Macs. Never made it to V1.0, but has always been working for me without a hassle.

It,s not been offered anymore by google directly, maybe needs a bit of google search to find a server to dl it from: ntfs for mac (by google)

Cheers

Mrbobb · Dec 20, 2012, 06:06 AM

Directly-attached storage is one thing.

I have a Windows server on the LAN and am able to read directly from it (as-it wo any add-on), and write is OK too, the only thing I cannot do is to delete something created before, some kind of permission it complaints but I sign on the server with its admin password... weird havent had time to deal with it.

xlii · Dec 20, 2012, 06:30 AM

I've used this for years. Always works, has never given me a problem.

http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/

mbanewuser · Dec 20, 2012, 12:03 PM

Thanks a lot! I'll give a try and/or buy one of them as soon as I get my MBA (Dec 25.)

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mbanewuser macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Read and Write NTFS in OS X Hello, I will receive a new MBA 8GB/128GB/i5 for Christmas. I've always been a windows user. However, both OS X and the portability of the MBA made me decide to switch. I've always used USB external hard drives to store my data. However, as I've always been a windows user, both my HD are NTFS formatted. My question is: do you any software (free or cheap) that would allow me to read and write NTFS in OS X since I've no other place to store my data and format my HDs in HFS+ or exFAT. Thanks.
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nightmars macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2010	Before Paragon google actually started a project software for NTFS for Macs. Never made it to V1.0, but has always been working for me without a hassle. It,s not been offered anymore by google directly, maybe needs a bit of google search to find a server to dl it from: ntfs for mac (by google) Cheers __________________ NVIDIA MB Air 11,6 Ultimate, iPhone 5 64GB, iPad 16GB, TC 500GB, 2x AE,
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Dec 20, 2012, 06:06 AM	#4
Mrbobb macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2012	Directly-attached storage is one thing. I have a Windows server on the LAN and am able to read directly from it (as-it wo any add-on), and write is OK too, the only thing I cannot do is to delete something created before, some kind of permission it complaints but I sign on the server with its admin password... weird havent had time to deal with it.
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Dec 20, 2012, 06:30 AM	#5
xlii macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millis, Massachusetts	I've used this for years. Always works, has never given me a problem. http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/
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Dec 20, 2012, 12:03 PM	#6
mbanewuser Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Thanks a lot! I'll give a try and/or buy one of them as soon as I get my MBA (Dec 25.)
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