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ntfsfix

Script to write permission for NTFS drives in MacOS

📜 About

Mac OS mount NTFS formatted drives in read-only mode. Most simplest way to get write access is to add entry in /etc/fstab system file by using Naive NTFS, though it's not stable, but it's the cheapest and easiest way to mount drives with write access.

🛠 Installation

  1. Open terminal

  2. Download the zip

    curl -LJO https://github.com/vaibhavsingh97/ntfsfix/archive/v0.2.zip
  3. Extract zip

    unzip ntfsfix-0.2.zip
  4. Go to directory

    cd ntfsfix-0.2/
  5. Run following command

    make install

🗑 Uninstall

  1. Go to directory

    cd ntfsfix-0.2/
  2. Run following command

    make uninstall

🚀 usage

  • Insert NTFS formatted drive

  • ntfsfix need root permission. Use with sudo

    sudo ntfsfix
  • ntfsfix will find NTFS formatted Drives you connected with your Mac OS and mount all these Drives with write permission.

  • You will not see the drive in Finder's Devices.

  • Open Finder and navigate to Desktop

  • Now you can See your Drive in Desktop folder and now you can write any Data.

📋 FAQ

Why?

Mac OS natively doesn't provide support write for NTFS formatted drive.

What if my drive already exist in fstab?

Script will not add add duplicate config in fstab. It will skip the drive.

Is it safe to use script?

It's lest secure but it doesn't harm anything. I am not liable if you experience problems. I wrote this script as I don't want to pay for those expensive software.

🚩 License

The code is available under the MIT license.