By default, you can’t write to Windows NTFS USB drives and hard disks on macOS as they appear as read-only on the Desktop.
You can write to these disks with a few installs and tweaks in the Terminal, which will make all NTFS drives writeable – there are also some commercial point and click apps that can get the job done if you don’t fancy wading into Terminal commands.
This has been tested in macOS Mojave and Sierra.
Get Xcode and Brewed Up
To start with you are going to need Xcode and some Unix style application packages – and what makes this easy on is Homebrew, a package manager for macOS, follow this guide if you haven’t already got it, it will get you up to speed on both Xcode and Homebrew first, after that come back here and tackle the rest below which involves installing a couple of apps and tweaking a couple of files.
For Xcode you may have an older version you can prompt the updated tools installation with…
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Obviously, no matter what Mac operating system you are using, like macOS Monterey Beta, macOS Big Sur, macOS Catalina, macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave, or whether it is a laptop or desktop, you can only read the NTFS drive includes USB flash drive, SD card, external hard drive, and memory sticks. Now Paragon has upgraded NTFS for Mac with full support for the latest macOS 10.14 Mojave. A free update for owners of NTFS for Mac 15 (and a mere 20 bucks for new buyers), this so-called. Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon Software is a great upgrade to an exceptional cross-platform utility that’s easily worth the money, especially if you own.
Once you have Xcode and Homebrew the following will allow you to write to NTFS disks.
Disable SIP Protection
You’ll need to disable SIP protection which you then can re-enable again.
Reboot your Mac into Recovery Mode by rebooting and holding down ‘command’ + ‘r’.
From the menu bar click Utilities and launch a Terminal session and enter
You will be told System Integrity Protection is disabled
Reboot – (to enable it back after you finish the process see the link).
Install FUSE for macOS
Download and install the latest FUSE for macOS, this will add a new preference pane but no configuration is needed. The app make it possible for other software to extend the capabilities of the filing system such as ntfs-3g
Launch Terminal:
Install ntfs-3g
You must reboot for the installation of osxfuse to take effect.
At this point you need to change the mount_ntfs file, the new file will allow the writes to NTFS disks, these commands will back up the original and then link to the modified mount_ntfs file as supplied by Brew/ntfs-3g
Back up the original
Link to the new
Re-attach your NTFS drive
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That’s it, now all mounted NTFS drives can be written to, if it doesn’t work just disconnect/connect the NTFS drive and/or also do a full reboot.
Commercial NTFS Apps for macOS
If this free solution does not work for you there are always some paid apps to do the job, one that I have used previously is Tuxera NTFS for Mac which offers a 15 day try before you buy offer, works great, also there is Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon, this is also a try before you buy 15 day usage, I haven’t personally tried this one. Both apps are similarly priced around USD$20.
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Tuxera NTFS for Mac is a file system driver giving you access and full read/write capability to Windows NTFS-formatted drives on your Mac. Our latest version supports macOS 10.14 Mojave and is also backwards compatible all the way to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. With Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2018, you can seamlessly use your drive between your Mac and Windows computers.
We always suggest using the latest version of our software to get the performance upgrades and new features. However, if you’re using the older version of Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2018 with High Sierra support, you do not need to update our software when you upgrade to Mojave at this time.
But if you’re still using Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2016 or an earlier release, you’ll want to update to our latest version. For existing customers, upgrading from the previous version to this new one is free. To update, simply go to System Preferences -> Tuxera NTFS For Mac -> Updates tab on your Mac (for Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015 and above). Or you can always get the latest version directly from our website.
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If you have just switched from Windows to Mac, you might be having trouble copying files to hard drives used on Windows. This is because out of the box, Apple’s Macs only come with support for reading NTFS drives, the popular file system used in Windows. With Tuxera NTFS for 2018, you can read and write files to your NTFS-formatted USB drives, and use those drives on both your Mac and Windows computers.
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If you don’t have a license yet, you can buy one from our website. To test out Tuxera NTFS for Mac before purchase, you can download a 15-day trial from our website. Here are some helpful videos and links to get you started: