#NTFS FOR MAC PASSWORD#

While this is quick and easy to implement, it's not without drawbacks, such as occasional instability, the fact that it's unsupported, and you can only enable it on a per-drive basis. To undo the edits made to the etc/fstab file, simply load the file (as in step 2) and delete the entries created for each drive, then save and exit. From here, you'll be able to drag and drop the volume(s) to the sidebar for easy access when reading and writing to/from, as it does not mount on the desktop unfortunately. from the Finder menu, enter /Volumes, then press Enter to view the hidden volumes connected to your Mac. This time, you'll notice the drive does not appear in the Finder. Next, eject the drive(s) and mount them again.Repeat steps 2-3 for each drive you wish to enable NTFS write support on, and then press + to close the file ( Figure D).Press + to write the information to file, then press Enter to save the change ( Figure C).LABEL=VOLUME_NAME none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse Now, using the volume name, enter the following command ( Figure B). This will open the fstab file that is blank by default.

#NTFS FOR MAC PASSWORD#

Launch Terminal.app and type in the following command, entering the admin password when prompted ( Figure A).Take note of the volume name, as you'll need it later. On your Apple computer, connect an NFTS-formatted drive to an external port.Remember though that this solution is unsupported, so care should be taken to properly back up data should anything go wrong, such as data corruption and/or subsequent loss. Luckily, NTFS write access can be enabled on a per-drive basis using Apple's native driver.