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DESCRIPTION
MacFUSE is a FUSE-Compliant File System Implementation Mechanism for Mac OS X. MacFUSE implements a mechanism that makes it possible to implement a fully functional file system in a user-space program on Mac OS X (10.4 and above). It aims to be API-compliant with the FUSE (Filesystem in USErspace) mechanism that originated on Linux. Therefore, many existing FUSE file systems become readily usable on Mac OS X. The core of MacFUSE is in a dynamically loadable kernel extension.
How FUSE-compliant is MacFUSE? Well, enough so that many popular FUSE file systems can be easily compiled and work on Mac OS X--often out of the box. Examples of file systems that work have been tested (to varying degrees) include sshfs, ntfs-3g (read/write NTFS), ftpfs (read/write FTP), wdfs (WebDAV), cryptofs, encfs, bindfs, unionfs, beaglefs (yes, including the entire Beagle paraphernalia), and so on.
Now the first version of NTFS wrtiteable filesystem is available; it is called NTFS-3G (http://idisk.mac.com/shadowofged/Public/Software/NTFS-3G/NTFS-3G%201.0%20(Full).dmg).
WHAT'S NEW
release notes not available at developer site nor in download at the time of this posting
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| Developer: | singh |
| Downloads: | 94,726 |
| - Version d/l: | 25,406 |
| Utilities: | System |
| License: | Free |
| Date: | 19 Dec 2008 |
| Platform: | PPC/Intel |
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| MacFUSE User Reviews (11 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Apr 25 2009 |
CERNIUK Worked right out of the gate with MacFusion as a file system FTP solution (aka disk on desktop). Exactly how the Finder should have worked in the first place. I am so tired of the Font DA Mover approach to FTP in Mac OS I could scream. MacFusion and MacFUSE come to the rescue! If this thing enables use of NTFS systems, wow!
(Version 2.0.3.2) | |
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 | Jan 17 2009 |
SURFSPIRIT Of all the great and positive reviews from macupdate users, I believe this is a good application, but it's buggy on my system, I am running a MacBook Core Duo with Mac OS X 10.5.6 and it fails to copy large files above 300MB to my network iMac DV and to pen drives, it was the first thing I uninstall after the problems started and problem solved. So it has some kind of bug in this file system extension. Don't what this messes with, I think I will wait for another releases before trying it again.
(Version 2.0.3.2) | |
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| Dec 20 2008 |
MR650 2.0.3.2 allows my computer to sleep automatically according to the settings in the Energy Saver Preference Pane. The last version of MacFuse that I installed kept my machine and display on, regardless of power settings.
(Version 2.0.3.2) | |
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| Sep 9 2008 |
DAVID4MAC Just got a new hard drive - in NFTS. Running 10.5 and Parallels. Could not write to the DISK on the MAC - downloaded MacFuse and Whamo - it's like I have a large flash drive! Just what I wanted. I can copy, write and safe in both Windows XP and on the MAC... very cool! Thanks - David
(Version 1.7.1) | |
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 | Jul 7 2008 |
ZOFO I wish the documentation was clearer.. I had to do a lot of digging around and found that to write NTFS you ALSO have to download a separate "plugin" Find it here http://www.ntfs-3g.org/index.html#download
(Version 1.7.1) | |
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| Nov 5 2008 |
COLDFUSION1970 Cheers for the link. I was similarly confused.
(Version 1.7.1) | |
| Jul 7 2008 |
ZOFO Just installed the 1.7.1 version (never tried previous ones) and have 10.5.4 Tried attaching a friend's external 240GB usb NTFS formatted hard drive but I can't write anything to it I don't see any prefs for MacFUSE or anything.. its supposed to be transparent, right? | |
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 | Apr 2 2008 |
BARQSX After installing MacFUSE, my Macbook Pro fails to sleep when idle (eventhough my Energy Saver settings is set to sleep after a few minutes of idleness). After uninstalling MacFUSE, my Macbook Pro goes to sleep as normal! I'm running Leopard 10.5.2. Interestingly, I tried Paragon NTFS (another program that allows you to read/write to NTFS formatted drives) and experienced the same problem. Does anyone know how to fix this?
(Version 1.3.1) | |
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| Feb 28 2008 |
GLOTOWLE Hi everyone, I am new to the Mac. I just installed the Leopard and every time I open Windows XP with Parallels, I get this message: "Operating System Too Old The installed MacFUSE version is too new for the operating system. Please downgrade your MacFUSE installation to one that is compatible with the currently operating System" It has a button that says: "OK" I press it and it disappears. Can anyone help please? Thanks in advance, | |
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| Feb 28 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Hello, please see this page: MacFUSE issues.
(Version 1.3.1) | |
| Aug 12 2008 |
ALEX DOBBERTIN Hi everyone, I am new to the Mac. I just installed the Leopard and every time I open Windows XP with Parallels, I get this message: "Operating System Too Old The installed MacFUSE version is too new for the operating system. Please downgrade your MacFUSE installation to one that is compatible with the currently operating System" It has a button that says: "OK" I press it and it disappears. Can anyone help please? Thanks in advance, | |
| Aug 15 2008 |
Did you get this issue resolved? I have the same problem but I could not open the link provided here by the first responder (macfuse admin) | |
| Nov 22 2008 |
COM-DUMB i am getting the same statement and also could not open the referenced link. ?What to do?
(Version 1.7.1) | |
| Jul 16 2007 |
STONGEY Actually a question... Is the NTFS write-ability faster than accessing my NTFS drive through a network share off of a Windows box? Just curious...
(Version 0.4) | |
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| Dec 17 2007 |
PEN_SQ No, using a gigabit ethernet connection moves data up to 30MB/s (to a 50MB/s drive). When I use a 20MB/s USB drive, an NTFS write goes at best 4MB/s. There's some technical issue where OS-X gives all-or-nothing caching for disk access, which the NTFS driver has to opt out of. How about using Parallels/VMWare to attach a USB drive to a virtual windows, and then drag files between MacFinder and MS-Explorer? That should give reasonably fast access. (Now I have to try it out!)
(Version 1.1.1) | |
| Mar 17 2007 |
NCIANCA The flexibility that Fuse provides and the potential is huge. Already the sshfs module is changing how we work with files on our linux servers. There is no longer a need for a separate sftp client and using the command line to mount works well with ssh-agent. It's also a plus to be able to use TextMate's project drawer with remote file systems.
(Version 0.2.2) | |
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