sume5h Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 i cannot copy anything to my NTFS partition in get info window it is showing as read only what should i do? i can copy files from NTFS Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111697-ntfs-partition-read-only/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzy Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 thats right, ehm mac is at the moment "read only" for ntfs. If you wish to write format the Disk as FAT32 and then you can write files. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111697-ntfs-partition-read-only/#findComment-791073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 There are many software packages that allow you to write to NTFS without any Issues. Search and you WILL find them I use software from Paragon, although it cost some money its worth it! Many of the Distros have software already on them as an option check this out: http://www.ntfs-3g.org/ its for free and good! and on most install DVDs! Just follow the instructions carefully! SticMAN thats right, ehm mac is at the moment "read only" for ntfs. If you wish to write format the Disk as FAT32 and then you can write files. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111697-ntfs-partition-read-only/#findComment-791086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 There are many software packages that allow you to write to NTFS without any Issues. Search and you WILL find them I use software from Paragon, although it cost some money its worth it! Many of the Distros have software already on them as an option check this out: http://www.ntfs-3g.org/ its for free and good! and on most install DVDs! Just follow the instructions carefully! SticMAN Personally I don't use these software solutions because there's always a chance that it will screw up my NTFS partitions, no matter how "pefect" the software is Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/111697-ntfs-partition-read-only/#findComment-791106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts