How do I read and write to NTFS drive on Mac OS Lion

Question

I have tried the following solutions without success:

• Paragon NTFS
• Tuxera NTFS
• http://osxfuse.github.com/
• http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/2010/10/ntfs-3g-for-mac-os-x-2010102.html

All of them allow me to see my NTFS external hard drive but none of them let me write to it. Actually, Paragon NTFS works until I plug the drive into a Windows Machine. Then I can't use it on my Mac without reformatting and Tuxera NTFS worked for a day then went into read only mode. Any ideas?

UPDATE

After trying multiple things, I found something that worked for me. I have Paragon NTFS installed. After formatting my harddrive to NTFS and adding files from my mac I plugged it into a Windows Machine. When I plug that same drive back into my mac it doesn't recognize it anymore unless I go into Disk Utility and repair the hard drive. This takes about a minute and leaves all files intact. Kinda a pain but it works for me needs.

Answer 1

I am currently using Tuxera NTFS http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-download/ and can read and write to NTFS devices as small as 1GB to 3TB in Mac OS and then plug them into Windows with no issues.

I think the issue you are facing is that Mac is not picking up the correct driver.

• After you have installed Tuxera, you can check in Settings => Tuxera NTFS and it should say Tuxera NTFS status: Enabled.
• In your NTFS drive, is there a folder .Tuxera-NTFS and the file disable-driver?
• When you plugin your device, does your Console (logging) application show any errors?