How can I write to NTFS on Mac?
You can find the answer in this article if you have similar questions as those below. How to enable NTFS to write permission on macOS？ Can macOS Catalina write to NTFS? Can the M1 chipset support NTFS Disk? Can you format USB to NTFS on Mac? What is the best free alternative NTFS tool to Paragon NTFS? What is the best free alternative NTFS app to Tuxera? What is the best free alternative tool to Fuse / NTFS-3g? What is the best free alternative tool to iBoysoft NTFS?
What is NTFS?
The NT file system (NTFS), also called the New Technology File System, is a process the Windows NT operating system uses to efficiently store, organize, and find files on a hard disk. NTFS is used most by Microsoft Windows. But not for Mac. By default, it can read the files on the NTFS file system, but you can not edit or write files on the NTFS disk.
Why can't macOS support NTFS writable?
NTFS was first used in Windows NT 3.1 in 1993. And it is still used in windows 10, windows 11. And Microsoft is not providing NTFS as an open-source standard. So Apple would not support this, and as we all know why Apple should support the leading competitor's file system.
How can macOS write NTFS?
You can enable NTFS write permission by some command in macOS, but I strongly suggest you not try this. Apple already disables this after macOS 10.14. So I would suggest you try some 3rd party app for this.
The best free NTFS disk manager, most of the NTFS apps are paid, and they are all quite expensive. This is the only one that is free and quite stable. Omi NTFS Disk Pro also supports Apple Silicon M1 Chip. You can mount and unmount the NTFS disk on your Mac.
Besides the NTFS feature, it even supports repair and format disk functions. And all of these functions are free.
The Omi NTFS also is available on Mac AppStore. You can download it from the product page.
Paragon NTFS
It is a paid NTFS app, $19.95, and offers a ten-day free trial. But it did not support the repair feature. This is a good option if you are willing to pay the developer.
Tuxera NTFS for Mac
It is even more expensive than Paragon, $31, and offers 14 days trial. The feature is the same as Paragon.
Fuse for macOS
It is a free, open-source project. Before macOS 10.13, this is an excellent free NTFS tool with some tech knowledge, you will find out how to install it, but after 10.14, it is hard to install successfully. I spend two days, and I am giving up now. You can skip this solution if you have no idea what Hombrew is, what ruby is, or what NTFS-3g is.