Home > Questions

[Fixed] Copying Files from NTFS External Drive to Mac External Drive

I bought a 2021 Mac Mini and am trying to move my movie files from a Windows NTFS drive to an external drive on my Mac. Some files copy fine, while at other times the copy process starts, stops, and then the NTFS drive unmounts. It doesn't seem to matter the file type or size of the file. Same thing happens on my 2014 Mac Mini. Help?

Best Answered by

iBoysoft author Sherry Song

Sherry Song

Answered on Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Hello, glad to help you. After knowing your case, you'd better know: 

NTFS is a Windows drive file system, Macs cannot write to NTFS drives natively. Transferring data from an NTFS to another external drive, you can try:

(1) Use an NTFS driver for Mac. You're suggested to choose iBoysoft NTFS for Mac, which can fully read and write the NFTS drive for your smooth transferring.

(2) Format your NTFS drive for other file systems that macOS supports like exFAT or FAT32. But this will erase your drive and you just wanted to move the NTFS drive's data, right?

(3) Gain Mac NTFS support with a free NTFS driver like FUSE.

(4) Help Mac write to NTFS drive with Terminal.

Methods 3 and 4 are so complicated and may cause your NTFS drive to lose data. Give a chance to the Method 1.

 Hope you can transfer them at last.

Also read: How to Read & Write NTFS Drives on Mac?

People Also Ask

Read More Questions

Read More Advice From iBoysoft's Computer Experts

Time Machineバックアップドライブにファイルを保存できない

ファイルをタイムマシンバックアップドライブに保存できない場合の修正方法 2024

タイムマシンバックアップドライブにファイルを保存できない場合は、この記事の方法に従います。その後、他のファイルをタイムマシンドライブにコピーできます。

Macでファイルを移動する方法

Macでコピーしたりドラッグ&ドロップせずにファイル/フォルダーを移動する方法

ターミナルを使用したり、ドラッグアンドドロップだけでなく、Macでファイルを移動するための他の方法を含め、コピーすることなくMacでファイルを移動する6つの方法をご紹介します。

Como transferir a biblioteca do iTunes para um novo computador

Como transferir a biblioteca do iTunes de um Mac para um novo computador

Este post é sobre como transferir a biblioteca do iTunes de um Mac para um novo computador - seja um Mac ou um PC.