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• Mar 10, 2020 I cannot write to my external HD that is now NTFS Hi, prior to dropping my external hard drive today, I was able to read and write to the HD (Fantom Drive- 1TB). When I originally formatted the drive, I chose NTFS-3G (MacFuse) so that I can read/write with a MAC and a PC.
• Sep 29, 2016 UPDATE Tuxera NTFS for Mac has a new name—Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera! Learn how to use Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera to easily create, copy, edit, save, or write NTFS files on.
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You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum. Sep 29, 2016  UPDATE Tuxera NTFS for Mac has a new name—Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera! Learn how to use Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera to easily create, copy, edit, save, or write NTFS files on. WHY YOU NEED MICROSOFT NTFS FOR MAC BY TUXERA. When it comes to Windows NTFS-formatted USB drives, Macs are only built for reading. That means you can open files stored on those drives, but you can’t edit, copy, move, or delete those files using your Mac. To write files, you need an add-on NTFS-driver.

WHY YOU NEED MICROSOFT NTFS FOR MAC BY TUXERA

When it comes to Windows NTFS-formatted USB drives, Macs are only built for reading. That means you can open files stored on those drives, but you can’t edit, copy, move, or delete those files using your Mac. To write files, you need an add-on NTFS-driver.

Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera is easy-to-use software that makes this all possible.

Use external USB drives previously formatted in Windows

Swap drives regularly between Windows PCs and Macs

Seamless data exchange when dual booting Windows and macOS/OS X

Easy file handling when running Windows through a virtual machine

Easily swap and change drives

Use the same external USB drives no matter what you use—Windows PCs or Macs. Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera adds full read and write capability for Windows NTFS-formatted drives.

Preserve what’s important

Unexpected power cuts or unplugging a USB drive at the wrong time can cause data loss – or worse – damage the drive. Our market-leading fail-safe technology keeps your videos, pictures, and other files intact, plus prevents drive corruption.

Wait less for file transfers

Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera provides fast, sustained file transfer speeds with our smart caching technology. That means less time waiting for files to save or copy between your USB drive and Mac.

Affordable one-time purchase

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We offer a convenient, one-time purchase of €15 (US $15) per license, valid for the entire lifetime of the software. One license is valid for up to 3 personal, home computers. And all upgrades for standard retail purchases are free of charge. Read more about our licensing here.

Advanced features for technophiles

Our software is the only NTFS driver on the market to include support for NTFS extended attributes.

You also get Tuxera Disk Manager, a companion app that makes it easy to format, check, and repair NTFS drives.

See what they’re saying about Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera

• “…Once installed you can forget about it. It’ll do all the work in the background and not bug you about this and that, it just works.”—Damien Zander, AppDucate
• “I truly appreciate the customer-first service and, obviously, great products Tuxera provides.”—Brian from CO, USA
• “…It just works. Every time. I’m a developer by trade, and I can usually find fault in anything I use. I have nothing negative to say about NTFS for Mac.”—Patrick from OH, USA
• “It made the scariest part of going from PC to Mac go away.”—Shaun from CA, USA
• “…It works beautifully and completely transparently.”—David Weiss, Director/Editor/Colorist
• “…The perfect solution for any Mac user who needs simple and fast read and write access to files stored on NTFS formatted partitions on a Mac.”—Sergiu Gatlan, Softpedia

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Did you know that Tuxera NTFS for Mac also comes with Tuxera Disk Manager? With Tuxera Disk Manager, you can format an external drive or USB stick to work with Windows PCs.

What is formatting?

Simply put, formatting is the process of preparing a drive for use by an operating system. As an example, say you want to get super-organized with your sock drawer. To do that, you would first empty the drawer of all your mixed socks. Then, you’d place a drawer divider into the drawer. The drawer divider creates several small compartments inside the drawer, each meant for storing one pair of socks. With your sock organizing system in place, you’re set up to start filling each compartment with pairs.

Formatting a drive is a bit like organizing a sock drawer. Image credit: osseous(own work) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Flickr.

This is similar to how formatting works. First the drive is cleared of any data that may be stored on it. Then it’s set up and organized for storing data in a way that’s possible for the computer’s operating system to understand. And finally, you can start adding files onto it.

Be aware that if you do format a drive, everything on it is deleted in the process. So if you have anything important stored on the drive, make sure you back it up before you format.

Tuxera Disk Manager – a must-have for El Capitan

We originally developed Tuxera Disk Manager for the OS X El Capitan release. At that time, Apple’s Disk utility – which is normally used for formatting drives – did not support the NTFS format. If you aren’t able to upgrade from El Capitan, you need to use Tuxera Disk Manager to format NTFS drives.

Apple Disk Utility vs. Tuxera Disk Manager

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In Sierra, support for NTFS drivers returned to Apple’s Disk Utility. That means on the latest Macs, you can use Apple’s Disk Utility or Tuxera Disk Manager to format your drive. Whichever way you choose, you’ll still need to install Tuxera NTFS for Mac to format your drive.

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Want to learn how it’s done? Watch our video on how to format an NTFS drive using Tuxera Disk Manager:

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And if you don’t have it yet, get Tuxera NTFS for Mac here:

Tiffiny brings over a decade of technology marketing experience to Tuxera as our Head of Marketing. Before joining Tuxera in 2016, she wrote about technology, consumer electronics, and industrial tech for Nokia, Microsoft, KONE Corporation, and many others. Around the office, we know Tiffiny for her love of geek culture, console gaming, and her adoration for Cloud City’s Baron Administrator, Lando Calrissian.