

The mount tool is executed with root permissions. It is important that you understand the security implications of what you are about to do.

To change this you need to replace Apple's NTFS mount tool /sbin/mount_ntfs with the one provided by NTFS-3G. Sudo /usr/local/sbin/mount_ntfs /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/NTFS Auto-mount NTFS volumes in read-write modeĮven though you have installed NTFS-3G, newly connected NTFS volumes will still be auto-mounted in read-only mode using the original driver. Sudo /usr/local/bin/ntfs-3g /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/NTFS -o local -o allow_other -o auto_xattr -o auto_cache Install NTFS-3G from Homebrew by opening a Terminal and entering the following commands. Then, if you don't have it yet, install the package manager "Homebrew" as described on. Doing this the wrong way could damage your operating system.įirst, download and install the latest release of FUSE for macOS from.

NTFS 3G FOR MAC OS X HOW TO
The following instructions assume that you know how to use Terminal. Is reinstalling macOS, Boot Camp, and Windows the only recourse? After installing NTFS-3G, my Boot Camp volume stopped showing up in the "Startup Disk" preference pane. Why is NTFS-3G's write performance so poor?
