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Can't write NTFS Drive on Mac because macOS provides a limited support for Microsoft Windows NTFS-formatted drives? Don't Panic. iBoysoft NTFS for Mac software helps you have direct and immediate NTFS write access to NTFS formatted hard drives, SSDs, or USB drives on Mac.
Advanced iBoysoft NTFS driver technology doesn't require launching the software when using it. You will be able to read and write Windows NTFS disks as soon as the driver installation completes.
Click the software icon in menu bar and go to Advanced settings in Preferences to Install NTFS driver manually.
Tips: For the first-time installation, a system restart may be needed.
Considering Windows' large market share in modern computer operating systems, most external hard drives are pre-formatted with NTFS file system.
Microsoft NTFS for Mac by iBoysoft is an NTFS driver for Samsung, Western Digital and Seagate hard drives on Mac. It supports writing to these NTFS external hard drives on Mac.
Microsoft NTFS file system is not available when you format a drive in Disk Utility. NTFS for Mac tool can extend your format options with NTFS in addition to APFS, HFS+ (Mac OS Extended), FAT, and exFAT. Now you can format your disk to NTFS file system on Mac and use this drive on a Windows PC.
3 steps to read and write files on NTFS drive from your Mac with the Simplest and Safest NTFS Driver for Mac You'll Like
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A A: Apple's macOS can read Windows-formatted NTFS drives. You can copy, view, compress, or move the files out of an NTFS drive on Mac, but you can't write to NTFS files on Mac by default.
A A: Yes, iBoysoft NTFS for Mac works with the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with Apple Silicon M1 chip. It also works on 14-in and 16-in MacBook Pro models with M1 Pro or M1 Max chip.
A A: Yes. iBoysoft NTFS for Mac grants users with full read-write access to the Bootcamp partition formatted with NTFS. You can write, edit, delete, copy, move, and save files on it as well as transfer files between the Windows partition and Mac partitions.
A A: No. If the NTFS drive is BitLocker encrypted, you need iBoysoft BitLocker for Mac to mount, read, and write NTFS drives encrypted by BitLocker on Mac.
A A: To format an external drive for Mac and PC, you can convert NTFS drives to universal exFAT or FAT32. Before doing so, please be sure to backup or transfer files to another hard drive or cloud drive to avoid data loss.
A A: Please follow steps below.
A A: Please check Disk Utility to see if your disk is recognized and shows up at the sidebar. If macOS Disk Utility cannot recognize your drive, neither do iBoysoft NTFS for Mac. You can follow this troubleshooting guide to fix external hard drive not recognized on Mac.
A A: No. By default, macOS can read NTFS drive and cannot write to NTFS drive. If you cannot access NTFS drive on Mac, please try iBoysoft Data Recovery software to recover data.
A A: Microsoft NTFS for Mac by iBoysoft is easy to uninstall with its built-in uninstallation feature.
1. Click its icon on the upper right corner of the menu bar.
2. Select "Uninstall" in the drop-down menu.
3. Confirm the uninstallation in the pop-up.
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