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Write to NTFS on macOS Sierra (osxfuse + ntfs-3g)
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  1. Install osxfuse:
brew cask install osxfuse

  1. Reboot your Mac.

  2. Install ntfs-3g:

brew install ntfs-3g

Note: if it will be still yelling that osxfuse is required even if you already installed it, try to reinstall it by running command: brew cask reinstall osxfuse.

  1. Disable System Integrity Protection (SIP):

Reboot your Mac and press (or hold) Command + R, then from the top menu from Tools open Terminal and run command:

csrutil disable
  1. Replace Apple's NTFS mount tool with the one provided by ntfs-3g:
sudo mv /sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs.orig
sudo ln -s /usr/local/sbin/mount_ntfs  "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/sbin/mount_ntfs"
@fufuceng
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Thanks! It works like a charm!

@luisalcarasr
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You helped me, so thank you.

@RomanKurbanov
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I cannot thank you enough, dear sir!

@darelover
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darelover commented Apr 18, 2021 •
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Since homebrew has decided to disable fuse related formulae, I am thinking of maintaining this tap for people who still want to use to get ntfs-3g using homebrew. Install it using: brew install darelover/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g

@BobbyRaduloff
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brew install darelover/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g

God bless you my man, you just saved my day!

@allansrc
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allansrc commented May 3, 2021

brew install darelover/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g

Great!

@ralevg
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ralevg commented May 21, 2021 •
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I have installed ntfs-3g through brew install darelover/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g.
(Please help... how to enable for RW NTFS operations on macOS Big Sur 11.2.3)

Thanks in advance

PS
I realised that ntfs-3g needs to install "osxfuse"... I installed and worked perfectly....
Thanks a lot!

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ghost commented May 28, 2021

brew install darelover/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g

Thank you!

@skorotkiewicz
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skorotkiewicz commented Jun 2, 2021 •
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brew install darelover/ntfs-3g/ntfs-3g

@darelover: Thank you very much!

Works on Big Sur 11.3.1

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ghost commented Jun 9, 2021

Would this work on macOS Big Sur? I just need to be able to copy and paste from and to a NTFS drive... Thanks!

@boris-kloris
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boris-kloris commented Jun 24, 2021 •
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You might also need to follow these instructions. In my case, I was able to access the NTFS drive through the Terminal but not through the Finder. This fixed it. Also, osxfuse has been succeeded by macFUSE now, so download the latest version of macFUSE instead.

@Nat-the-Chicken
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Unfortunately even after installing macFUSE, it won't allow me to install through darelover's tap because it says I'm missing a dependency called "pkg-config". Is this because I'm using MacOS 10.12 and it's not supported? Is there any way for me to get the dependency?

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