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DESCRIPTION
NTFS-3G for Mac OS X is a software project designed to bring NTFS read/write support to Mac OS X along with additional advanced features.
It is based on NTFS-3G, the leading open source NTFS driver that is ported into numerous platforms, but also includes other software projects to build a complete toolset for managing NTFS volumes.
NTFS-3G itself is included in hundreds of Linux distributions; for example Fedora, Mandriva, openSUSE and Ubuntu use NTFS-3G as the default NTFS driver. Development has been ongoing since 2006.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 2010.1.16:
- Fix: Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 couldn’t access a volume, file or directory if it had a non-resident TXF_DATA attribute despite being allowed by the NTFS $AttrDef attribute specification file. This scenario is very rare and hard to reproduce. Currently we have 1900 downloads a day and received only very a few such problem reports. Solution is also available from Microsoft. Please see more information at KB974729. Upgrade is recommended!
- Fix: NTFS-3G may have crashed if a junction point referred to a non-ASCII file.
- Fix: Compilation errors on Mac OS X, OpenSolaris and openSUSE.
- NTFS-3G for Mac OS X bugfix: Formatting NTFS volumes failed for some people because of a bug in the formatting utility.
REQUIREMENTS
- Mac OS X 10.4 or later (the purely 64-bit kernel used by Xserves running Mac OS X 10.6 is not supported)
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| NTFS-3G User Reviews (28 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Jan 21 2010 |
FHALL1 Installed this latest version (was running (I think) 0.9.6 previously)...hosed various items. iTunes (library stored on NAS) wouldn't open. Icon would bounce, nothing showed on screen - force quit and it would say iTunes not responding. Bootcamp volume appeared on OS X desktop - never did before. Firefox wouldn't close properly. Rebooted twice with no change. Finally restored from time machine backup to previous version and everything's back to normal.
(Version 2010.1.16) | |
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 | Jan 20 2010 |
MLBKXBX Flawless operation for me too. I'm thinking of buying the tuxera NTFS driver for that little bit extra performance. However, for now i'm completely satisfied. Well, to be honest, a command line chkdsk utility would be pretty awsome. Anyways, thanks Tuxera :)
(Version 2010.1.16) | |
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| Dec 6 2009 |
ENTEPTAIN i installed this and it always accesses my ntfs hdd. on a very clicking type interval, only when I'm not reading or writing on it. very bad click sound. doesn't do it on my windows computer. also it never lets it go to sleep mode, is it defragging?
(Version 2009.11.14) | |
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 | Jan 20 2010 |
KRABBE Are you sure, your issue is related to NTFS-3G? This click sound may also be related to the drive trying to park it´s heads (spindown) when idle. Try "no spindown".
(Version 2010.1.16) | |
| Dec 3 2009 |
PIRX It is hard to put down here why, it is just awesome and works like a charm for me.
(Version 2009.11.14) | |
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| Dec 4 2009 |
HOLYPOLY Right. Now, move on.
(Version 2009.11.14) | |
 | Aug 29 2009 |
DOUG S. You can no longer format a Boot Camp partition to NTFS with version 4.4 in Snow Leopard (10.6) with Disk Utility. Not sure why, looking into it more.
(Version 2009.4.4) | |
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| Apr 20 2009 |
MATOO I installed the latest NTFS-3G 2009.4.4 and immediately one partition of my external HD connected to my Aiport Extreme (formatted with Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) disappeared. Upon connecting the HD directly to my MBP and running Disk Utility, I found these errors: Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed. What is going on here and how can I fix it??? I should note that I've already uninstalled NTFS-3G but the problem persists. I should also note that it's not a physical problem with external HD, since 2 other partitions on the disk (one in FAT32 and the other also Mac OS Extended Journaled) are fine.
(Version 2009.4.4) | |
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| May 10 2009 |
UNSOUND I don't really understand what this has to do with NTFS-3G. You can't install NTFS-3G on an Airport Extreme, and the problematic hard disk is formatted as HFS+, isn't it? Just because two things happen in sequence doesn't mean that they are related. NTFS-3G can not in any way affect what happens on your Airport Extreme, and it doesn't touch non-NTFS file systems. It seems that you should contact Apple about file system corruption when using Airport Extreme.
(Version 2009.4.4) | |
| May 24 2009 |
MARSOFEARTH It is difficult to say that NTFS-3G caused the file structure problem but rather after installation called a "Search" for drives connected to your Mac and in doing so your drive was found faulty. The good news is that it is likely a "fairly" simple fix. There is the free way or the "Paid" way. TechTool Pro and DiskWarrior are two very capable tools and in my opinion well worth the price to have on hand. The other way is to use FSCK which is freely available in your Mac OS X UNIX underpinnings. However if you have never used a Terminal command this can be a bit overwhelming for some. http://www.osxfaq.com/Tutorials/fsck/index.ws is a good resource if you wish to learn how to use these free tools in Mac OS X. http://www.macosxhints.com is another fine community resource filled with knowledgeable people. NOTE: IF after fixing the file structure on your Drive, you find the problem happening again, you will want to find out if it is something within your connection or use that is causing the problem or perhaps there is a "Bad Sector" on your drive, OR in a worse case scenario a sign that your disk is beginning to fail.
(Version 2009.4.4) | |
| May 24 2009 |
MARSOFEARTH It is difficult to say that NTFS-3G caused the file structure problem but rather after installation called a "Search" for drives connected to your Mac and in doing so your drive was found faulty. The good news is that it is likely a "fairly" simple fix. There is the free way or the "Paid" way. TechTool Pro and DiskWarrior are two very capable tools and in my opinion well worth the price to have on hand. The other way is to use FSCK which is freely available in your Mac OS X UNIX underpinnings. However if you have never used a Terminal command this can be a bit overwhelming for some. http://www.osxfaq.com/Tutorials/fsck/index.ws is a good resource if you wish to learn how to use these free tools in Mac OS X. http://www.macosxhints.com is another fine community resource filled with knowledgeable people. NOTE: IF after fixing the file structure on your Drive, you find the problem happening again, you will want to find out if it is something within your connection or use that is causing the problem or perhaps there is a "Bad Sector" on your drive, OR in a worse case scenario a sign that your disk is beginning to fail.
(Version 2009.4.4) | |
| Feb 16 2009 |
GYNNY Works perfectly with my MacBookPro (10.5.6) and my old PPC (Dual G5 also with 10.5.6). As Ronald Price writes: be a little patient during mounting and unmounting. Sometimes I have to unmount twice because the finder says the drive would be still in use. (I don't know whether this is caused by NTFS-3G or the finder. This occurres also with fire wire drives.) The velocity during writing is o.k. (Seems to me as having increased since the last version?) Reading is more than fast enough for directly playing mpg files with vlc or quicktime! Thanks to all developers!
(Version 2009.2.1u1) | |
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| Feb 15 2009 |
RONALD PRICE Functionally this build of NTFS-3G does all I need. I tried both the stable and ulibio versions and both allow me to mount ntfs volumes as read/write. I was able to copy files from my Sawtooth G4 to all 3 ntfs drives I tried and read and delete them when I connected the drives to my Vista 64 bit system and vice-versa. While it does work it takes a while to mount ntfs volumes - an 8GB thumb drive took 8-10 seconds while a 1TB USB hard drive took 30-45 seconds. A 27GB USB HD was somewhere in the middle. Not a major problem but something to be aware of - if you are trying to use a large ntfs volume don't assume there is something wrong just because it doesn't mount immediately. Another time/nuisance eliminating tip - when un-mounting volumes from the Windows system try to remember to use the Windows "Remove Safely" command, rather then just unplugging the drive. This will save the hassle of having to deal with the warning and "Force/Abort" dialog from NTFS-3G. So pretty much just deal with removable drives on Windows as we already deal with them on the Mac and things will work a little smoother.
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| Feb 15 2009 |
LORRE After updating to the latest version, my external NTFS-drive no longer mount using the NTFS-3G driver, but with the standard NTFS driver! I used the ublio build... any help would be appreciated! NTFS-3G is still available from the formatting options for drives in Disk Utility...
(Version 2009.2.1u1) | |
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| Feb 15 2009 |
LORRE Reverting to the previous version didn't help :s
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| May 10 2009 |
UNSOUND For problem reports, please use the official forum: http://forum.ntfs-3g.org/viewforum.php?f=4
(Version 2009.4.4) | |
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