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USB drive format (Ubuntu<->macOS)

robertcoogan

robertcoogan

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I'd think I'm going to need software for giving my macOS read/write access to a 32GB USB drive that is formatted ext4. I was looking at Paragon's extFS for Mac, but wasn't sure if it was worth the buy. Is there a way to allow read/write to drives from the Terminal? Or some free software perhaps? 😬
 
ExFAT would probably equally sufficient for a drive that size, anyway: use Homebrew to install macfuse and ext4fuse.

use sudo umount /Volumes/the_name_of_your_external_32GBdrive from the terminal to unmount your drive to avoid any problems.

Or use the script and macfuse/ext4fuse installation procedure provided here to install and unmount via Finder.
 
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Does it really need to be ext4? If not, just format it as FAT/exFAT.

If it has to be ext4, the post above is good advice.
 
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