In addition to that users can perform all of Mac’s usual features like AirDrop, File Sync, Time Machine backups etc on the mounted NTFS drive. This gives users full ability to not only read and copy files from an NTFS format drive but also make changes to its content. With iBoysoft NTFS for Mac users can mount NTFS external drives on their Mac in read-write mode. While macOS does not offer full support for NTFS drives, the iBoysoft NTFS for Mac makes it possible for Mac users to do this in the most easy and convenient way.

Due to this a NTFS drive will only appear as read only on a Mac machine. NTFS support is limited in macOS due to copyright and licensing issues. What they cannot do is edit, write, rename or delete files stored on an NTFS drive. MacOS offers partial support for Windows NTFS drive format, which means Mac can only read files in NTFS drives.

If you’re someone who deals with both Windows and Mac machines on a regular basis, then you would know how frustrating it is to attach a NTFS format external hard drive only to find out it offers a very limited functionality.

Open ntfs on mac in read write