old backup hard drive (ntfs).. is locked

[bmccall17]

I have an old backup drive that I want to be able to modify. When I plug it into my MacPro it shows up locked. I can only read the drive on my Mac.

How do I unlock this drive?


Please advise,
bam

 

[r.j.s]

You cannot write to an NTFS drive without a third-party solution like NTFS-3G or ParagonNTFS.

 

[neonblue2]

Download MacFUSE and NTFS-3G and then install them. Plug in your drive and if it doesn't appear, plug it into a Windows computer and securely eject.

Then everything should be fine.

 

[vandozza]

Download MacFUSE and NTFS-3G and then install them. Plug in your drive and if it doesn't appear, plug it into a Windows computer and securely eject.

^ this works.

if you don't have a windows pc, you can even use VMWare fusion to mount the drive and securely eject. (the drive won't be mountable by NTFS-3G if it wasn't ejected properly on last use.)