NTFS format partitions often appear when we use computers daily, so do you know what NTFS For Mac is? The simple understanding is to allow you to read and write Windows Ntfs format partitions normally under the mac system. It also includes Windows NT 4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7 and 8 and other systems. What exactly does it do? Let me give you a detailed introduction.
NTFS For Mac software provides fast, transparent access to NTFS partitions such as original Mac OS X, with extremely high performance (the same is true for HFS plug-ins, or even better). Mac OS X programs can perform the following operations on partitions without restriction-browsing content, reading and modifying files, copying and creating new files and folders, etc. The NTFS official website now also introduces a universal binary version of Paragon Mac OS X™'s NTFS, including standard DMG disk images and installation packages, which can automatically replace Paragon Mac OS X™'s NTFS with the Mac OS X default driver (read-only).
Paragon NTFS for Mac is downloaded as follows:
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The introduction of NTFS For Mac is inevitably professional. We don’t understand many technical terms. In fact, it is quite a medium. When we copy the files in Windows and then view or modify them in the Mac system, we find that they cannot be modified or displayed. no. At this time, ntfs formac can appear on the stage. Using it, you can easily solve this problem with one click. We can not only read, write and modify files, but also create new files and folders.
Both mac and mobile hard disk are very important tools in work, but sometimes mac opens the mobile hard disk as read-only. This is because the connected mobile hard disk is in ntfs format. This format of mobile hard disk has only read-only permission in mac and cannot data input. How to use mobile hard disk on mac? Here we provide two solutions, one is to format the mobile hard disk into a format that mac can read and write normally; the other is to use data reading and writing software. Let's see the details below!
1. Mac opens the mobile hard disk as read-only
Opening the mobile hard disk on mac shows that it can only read [read-only], indicating that the connected mobile hard disk is in ntfs format. To determine whether the connected mobile hard disk is in ntfs format, we can check it through [Display Profile].
After the mac is connected to the mobile hard disk, the mobile hard disk icon will be displayed on the desktop, right-click the mobile hard disk icon, click [Show Profile] to call the [Introduction], and in the [Introduction - General - Format] area, you can determine the format of the mobile hard disk. As shown in Figure 1, the connected hard disk is in ntfs format, so it only has read-only permission on mac.
2. How to use mobile hard disk on mac
Above we introduced how to confirm the format of the mobile hard disk in mac. If the connected mobile hard disk is in ntfs format, how to use it. Here we introduce two solutions. One is to format the mobile hard disk into a format that mac can normally read and write ; The second is to use data reading and writing software.
1. Format the mobile hard disk
We can start [Disk Utility] in [Utility Tools], and use [Disk Utility] to format the mobile hard disk.
After starting [Disk Utility], first select the mobile hard disk to be formatted in the disk list on the left, then click [Erase] on the top menu bar on the right to start the [Format pop-up window], and then expand the [Format] drop-down menu , select the format that mac can normally read and write, such as exfat, fat32 or Mac OS extension, etc., click [Erase] to convert the format.
2. Use data reading and writing software
Here I recommend Paragon NTFS for Mac 15, which I am using.
The mac can obtain the normal read and write permissions to the ntfs format. In addition, Paragon NTFS for Mac can also check/repair mobile hard disks with non-firmware failures, and perform format management on mobile hard disks.
How to use Paragon NTFS for Mac 15 to convert the mobile hard disk format?
The ntfs format mobile hard disk has many advantages, such as strong transmission capacity, large storage space, and high safety factor, but there is no such format in [Disk Utility]. In fact, we can convert the format through Paragon NTFS for Mac 15.
Start Paragon NTFS for Mac 15, select the removable hard disk in the disk list, and then click [Erase] on the right to start the [Format pop-up window], select the ntfs format in the [Volume File System] drop-down menu, and click [Erase ] can be.
3. Summary
The above is the content of how to use the mobile hard disk on the mac to open the mobile hard disk read-only on the mac. Mac opens the mobile hard disk read-only, indicating that the connected mobile hard disk is in NTFS format. The ntfs format mobile hard disk should be used on the mac, we can make the mac obtain the normal read and write permission for the ntfs format mobile hard disk by converting the format and using data reading and writing software.