
Microsoft NTFS, short for NT File System, is the default file system for most storage devices used on Windows PC. Refer to xattr documentation for more information.Posted to Troubleshooting Tips by William on J| Approved by Jennifer Allen This is due to Apple extended attributes causing this issue. Some files show up as grayed out and cannot be changed. Running Check Disk on Windows is needed to repair NTFS filesystem errors. Mac OS X does not officially support NTFS write mode and some advise against this.Ĭertain NTFS media cannot be mounted in read write mode due to being incorrectly unmounted or due to errors. NTFS write will also add a Desktop shortcut to your storage volume.This means the normal shortcut in the Devices menu in the Finder sidebar will not appear after remount. NOTE: The storage volume is mounted by the system and not the user.The Volume will open in Finder if successfully remounted. The Volume will be unmounted and remounted with full write access support enabled. You can then select the disk volume you would like to activate read and write support for and remount. NOTE : Sometimes the dialog does not appear when attaching a NTFS volume the first time, simply eject and re-attach the NTFS media.Attaching any NTFS formatted storage media that can be remounted in read & write mode, will be auto-detected and the NTFS Write window below will automatically appear.To Uninstall NTFS Write simply launch the NTFS Write Install application again and you will be prompted to un-install the program. After the installation is complete, reboot/restart your computer.You will be asked to enter your password to start.

Start NTFS write from your Applications Folder or simply double click on the installer icon. Select NTFS Write Install from your Applications folder to start the installation. Then select " Allow apps downloaded from: Anywhere"ĭouble click on the DMG file to open and drag the NTFS Write Install icon to the Applications folder as shown below. Then click on the lock in the bottom right-hand corner to unlock the options. To allow the install of the software go to: System Preferences > Privacy & Security > General. Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan tested but should work on 10.9 or later.ĭownload NTFS write DMG installation file from the link provided at the bottom of this page or from our GitHub project download page.
