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Hello everyone. I have just got myself an external Western Digital HDD for my MBA. From what I've read, Mac OS lion do not support NTFS by default but I would still like to transfer big files between a PC and Mac. How do I go about this without installing a 3rd party driver such as Paragon?
 
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Hello everyone. I have just got myself an external Western Digital HDD for my MBA. From what I've read, Mac OS lion do not support NTFS by default but I would still like to transfer big files between a PC and Mac. How do I go about this without installing a 3rd party driver such as Paragon?
It's not recommended, because it's not stable.

NTFS (Windows NT File System)
  • Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
  • Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
    [*]To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives:
    • For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon (approx $20) (Best Choice for Lion)
    • For 32-bit Mac OS X, install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X (free) (does not work in 64-bit mode)
    • For 64-bit Snow Leopard, read this: MacFUSE for 64-bit Snow Leopard
    • Some have reported problems using Tuxera (approx $36).
    • Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard and Lion, but is not advisable, due to instability.
  • AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS
  • Maximum file size: 16 TB
  • Maximum volume size: 256TB
 
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