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Frances YangMounty for NTFS macOS Sonoma/Ventura/Monterey
Summary: Does Mounty for NTFS support macOS Monterey? The answer is yes. How about macOS Sonoma/Ventura? It will not. Read to find the risks of using Mounty for NTFS and discover its best alternative iBoysoft NTFS for Mac.
Table of Contents:
- 1. Can Mounty for NTFS support macOS Ventura?
- 2. Can Mounty for NTFS support macOS Monterey?
- 3. Are there any alternatives to Mounty for NTFS?
- 4. FAQs about Mounty for NTFS
When you want to write to an external hard drive on your Mac, you may find the Mac external hard drive read-only in any version of macOS or OS X, even the latest macOS Sonoma 14.
One of the reasons is that the external drive is formatted with the Windows NTFS file system and you can read the NTFS drive on Mac but can't write to NTFS on Mac.
Fortunately, with the help of a reliable NTFS for Mac App, you are able to read/write NTFS drives as you wish, and the freeware, Mounty for NTFS, is one of the most popular NTFS for Mac free software.
Can Mounty for NTFS support macOS Sonoma/Ventura?
Yes, but the installation is now bit more complex. To make Mounty for NTFS work again on macOS Ventura and Sonoma, you need two additional pieces of software to use with Mounty 2: FUSE for macOS and NTFS-3G for Mac.
If you are not a computer expert, Mounty for NTFS is very diffcult to use, so the alternative to Mounty for NTFS is your best choice.
Can Mounty for NTFS support macOS Monterey?
Yes, it can. So far, most of the NTFS for Mac programs are supporting macOS Monterey, and Mounty for NTFS is one of them.
However, many people complained that Mounty for NTFS delivered slow read/write speed and file corruption, causing data loss on NTFS external drives, even though it's totally free.
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Are there any alternatives to Mounty for NTFS?
If you are using macOS Sonoma/Ventura and want an NTFS for Mac alternative - iBoysoft NTFS for Mac is worth trying. What's more, iBoysoft NTFS for Mac supports macOS Sonoma and Ventura.
iBoysoft NTFS for Mac mount NTFS-formatted volumes in read-write mode automatically on macOS 14 Sonoma, 13 Ventura, including macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur.
Besides its fast NTFS read-write support, iBoysoft NTFS for Mac is certainly a comprehensive NTFS for Mac too. It also can unmount, repair, and erase NTFS volumes. If you want to reformat sd cards, external hard disks, and USB flash drives to NTFS, this tool also supports reformatting other file systems like exFAT, FAT, HFS+, etc to NTFS.
Best NTFS for Mac - iBoysoft NTFS for Mac
Compare to Mounty for NTFS, iBoysoft NTFS for Mac is more reliable and has a faster speed. Meanwhile, it offers free tech support and free update. What's more, iBoysoft NTFS for Mac is fully compatible with Apple Silicon M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max Mac, M2 Mac.
How to write to NTFS drive on Mac with iBoysoft NTFS for Mac?
Step 1: Download and install iBoysoft NTFS for Mac on your Mac.
Step 2: Launch iBoysoft NTFS for Mac and insert the external Windows NTFS volume on Mac.
Step 3: Write to the external Windows NTFS volume after getting notified that the drive has been mounted successfully.
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FAQs about Mounty for NTFS
The free Mounty for NTFS tool supports macOS from version 10.9 Mavericks till 14 Sonoma.
iBoysoft NTFS for Mac is compatible with macOS 14 Sonoma, it can mount the NTFS drive on Mac in the read-write mode.
If you want to see NTFS drive on Mac's desktop, Finder, and Disk Utility, you can download and install iBoysoft NTFS for Mac, it enables you to read and write the NTFS drive on Mac.