Open Finder, then click Go’> Go to Folder, then type ‘/Volumes/NAME’ where ‘NAME’ is the name of your NTFS drive.Ĭlick ‘Go’ to access your Windows disk. Next, connect your Windows drive to the Mac. Press Ctrl+O to save the list, and then press Ctrl+X to exit NANO.
USB1 (if you’re unsure what this is, simply open Disk Utility): LABEL=NAME none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll to the very end and add the following line, replacing ‘NAME’ with the actual name of your NTFS drive e.g. This will open the list of drives recognised by macOS. Connect your NTFS drive, then enter the command: sudo nano /etc/fstab To get started, click the Spotlight icon at the top right of your screen and enter ‘Terminal’. As this feature is still in the testing phase however, your files could become corrupted at anytime, so proceed with caution. The main benefit of using Terminal in this way is that it’s quick to do and no third-party software is required. This is an experimental feature and could lead to data loss, so make sure to do a full backup of both your Mac and any data on the drive before continuing. If reformatting your NTFS drive for Mac is not an option, you can enable write support for specific Windows disks using macOS Terminal.
