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[Fixes] Files of External Hard Drive not Showing On Mac

I bought my first MacBook and used a Seagate 1TB external hard drive on it, but there isn't any file in the Finder. I used it on my PC computer and it shows the NTFS file system. Should I change the format of it or other ways I can do it?

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iBoysoft author Sherry Song

Sherry Song

Answered on Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Hello, don't be worried about reformating, you can see them with a tool NTFS for Mac. Because Mac can't write NTFS file system but Windows can, it's not compatible with macOS. With iBoysoft NTFS for Mac, a powerful tool, you can delete, edit, rename, and write files on your external drive without formatting.

 Free download it~ And you can see it and edit your files seamlessly on both your Mac and PC.

Also read: Fix External Hard Drive Not Showing Up on Mac

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