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)

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:

Invalid node structure

Invalid B-tree node size

Volume check failed.

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)

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)

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.  
(Version 2009.2.1u1)

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)

GMAX  NTFS-3G is incredibly unreliable when it comes to writing to data to NTFS volumes. The nags and convoluted process of mounting "unverified" NTFS drives is also frustrating. Paragon's NTFS for OS X is a much more dependable (though not free) solution for those who take NTFS compatibility seriously.

Not worth it for a free extension.  
(Version 2009.1.1)

MARKOH  I tried NTFS-3G about a year ago and it's a nice thingy for it to be free but I ended up splashing out $39 for NTFS for Mac OS X 6.5.x which is more stable and copies files a lot faster to my external NTFS-Formatted HDD.  
(Version 1.5130u1)

UGEORGE  This should be a bugfix mainly for Tiger, but it requires MacFuse 2 which is not available for Tiger ... is here anything I'm missing ?   
(Version 1.5130u1)

MEEGO  Still great and working like a charm.  
(Version 1.5130)

MACMAT  Installed MacFuse 1.7 & NTFS-3G 1.5012 today 08/10/15 but external ntfs volume doesn´t mount. Shows up in Disc Utility with most options shadowed. How do I get this to work without reformatting etc.

Mac Mini running 10.5.5  
(Version 1.5012)

ROOSTER  It takes a long time to copy files in all the versions. About twice as long for large monolithic files and even more time if its a folder with lots of smaller files. Its probably because this is an implementation of an older NT version. The current NTFS 6 version is a pretty good with all the bells and whistles you would expect from a modern file system (to bad WinFS), but I doubt the NTFS-3G dev could get to that NTFS 6 level without grief from M$. Anyway, The site is not informative enough and says it allows you to use 4G+ USB sticks. Big deal...FAT32 will do it and you will get decent performance. The issue is really,,,really large files...say you want to save a big 7GB ISO of a movie/game/etc....You need Apple's HFS or you have to use NTFS...If you go the NTFS route be prepared for long file transfer times and some occasional stability issues. For me it is worth it because I have several external FW and USB drives that contain common data and must be accessed from both Mac and Win depending on the situation. I like the idea of this driver but there are some pitfalls...be prepared to accept lower speed and occasional weirdness.  
(Version 1.2918)

MBARSOOM  I have formatted several drives with Disk Utility on 10.5 as NTFS and they are useable on the mac (read and write and disk utility reports that it is NTFS) but on a windows machine the filesystem cannot be read at all. In order to view them in Windows XP I have to reformat the drive on the windows box as NTFS and then the drive is usable in both Mac and Windows.  
(Version 1.2812)

CEILING CAT  You don't need NTFS for memory sticks bigger than 4gb, you only need to use FAT32! Still, being able to access Boot Camp partitions larger than 32GB could be really handy...  
(Version 1.2712)

M-RICK  Am i supposed to be able to format a drive in NTFS from DiskUtility ?

Because i don't see NTFS available from the files systems in the list.

And fuse is working since i am using with MacFusion.

MacBook Pro 10.4.11  
(Version 1.2712)

GERWINPHILIPPO  The fact that you can write to NTFS is bloody brilliant. This is far more than the description on this site, which only states that it enables you to write files larger than 4GB.

There's only one disadvantage to me: Shutting down OSX takes a long time with the driver active. I do this regularly to reboot to WinXP, so this is a bit of a nuisance. Otherwise very nice!  
(Version 1.2712)

XYPHER  What are the advantages of

Paragon compared to this?  
(Version 1.2506)

NEONBLUE2  I used to have this installed back when I had Tiger but never reinstalled it when I upgraded to Leopard.

Well today a mate of mine came around with his virus ridden portable HDD, formatted as NTFS, that he wanted me to scan.

After I installed NTFS-3G I could no longer mount the drive. I knew you need to unmount on Windows correctly (a hassle) for it to work but what about the viruses?

We did it anyway and now I have full write access. Currently scanning with ClamXav and have so far seen one over sized ZIP file. There are more here somewhere.

I wish there was, perhaps, a visual interface like a Preference Pane so I could easily turn NTFS-3G off and on easily without having to fire up the COMMAND file. Not being able to mount some drives because they were unmounted incorrectly can be annoying.  
(Version 1.1120)

NONTROPPO  Fantastic, I've had no problems and being able to write, while not blazing fast, it better than going over the network as I had to do before. Thank you for such a simple package, and to the NTFS and Macfuse teams.  
(Version 1.1004u2)

TIRASUS  Works well (I use it to write to my windows partition). seems to leave extra files lurking around such as visible ds_stores and ._ duplicates occassionally when booting into xp, but that is very minor and easy to deal with.

Is there any way to rename the mounted volume now on my desktop ('disk0s3' - made to write to the partition)? It's again very minor, as I had 'Untitled' originally anyway, but it would be nice.  
(Version 1.516)

NANNASSY  Can this program enable Mac users to read and write to NTFS drives and partitions as well as memory sticks?  
(Version 1.516)

IMRE FAZEKAS  it's working!

i had to connect my drives through usb to the xp than remove it in tray bar, and that's all!

ntfs writing is ok.

there is an issue about character coding. i'm using hungarian xp, and i can't read the files with names containing national characteres.  
(Version 1.417r4)

NGUYENHM16  Uh, if you have physical access to the memory stick there is no longer any security.  
(Version 1.417r3)

NEXIALYS  is it possible that this tool would help hackers with stolen sticks ?

if you give unknown:unknown to everybody using the stick, there is no more level security ?!

it's just a question...  
(Version 1.417r3)