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  1. @CharlesThierry CharlesThierry revised this gist Nov 26, 2016. 1 changed file with 6 additions and 4 deletions.
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    @@ -13,16 +13,18 @@ Another way to get the UUID is to use the diskutil CLI tool:
    where diskXsY is the ID found with the `list` command.

    ## 2. Create a /etc/fstab
    Start a terminal and open/create /etc/fstab (you'll need root powers).
    Start a terminal and open/create `/etc/fstab` (you'll need root powers), and add:

    ```
    UUID=<THE UUID YOU COPIED> none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse
    ```
    If the device does not appear on step 4., you can replace the `UUID` by the partition `LABEL`.

    ## 3. Mount the drive
    Unmount and remount the drive .

    Start 'Console' and look for the NTFS log telling you the drive is unclean. If it exists, you must connect the harddrive to a windows PC and unmount it properly before this works.
    ## 3. Mount the drive
    Unmount and remount the drive.

    ## 4. Browse to the drive
    In Finder, press cmd-shift-g and type /Volumes/ in the popup. Press enter, and voila. You are on your drive.

    If your drive does not appear, start the Console app and look for the NTFS log telling you the drive is unclean. If it exists, you must connect the harddrive to a windows PC and unmount it properly before this works.
  2. @CharlesThierry CharlesThierry revised this gist Nov 26, 2016. 1 changed file with 10 additions and 2 deletions.
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    # Write to NTFS support MacOS


    ## 1. Get the device UUID
    Connect the external drive to MacOS. It should mount read-only. Start "System Information", clic on Hardware -> Storage, select your drive in the list and copy its UUID
    ## 1. Get the partition UUID
    Connect the external drive to MacOS. It should mount read-only. Start "System Information", clic on Hardware -> Storage, select your drive in the list and copy its UUID.

    Another way to get the UUID is to use the diskutil CLI tool:
    ```
    ~$ diskutil list
    ~$ distutil info diskXsY
    ```

    where diskXsY is the ID found with the `list` command.

    ## 2. Create a /etc/fstab
    Start a terminal and open/create /etc/fstab (you'll need root powers).
  3. @CharlesThierry CharlesThierry revised this gist Nov 26, 2016. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    Start 'Console' and look for the NTFS log telling you the drive is unclean. If it exists, you must connect the harddrive to a windows PC and unmount it properly before this works.

    ## 4. Browse to the drive
    In Finder, press cdm-g and type /Volumes/ in the popup. Press enter, and voila. You are on your drive.
    In Finder, press cmd-shift-g and type /Volumes/ in the popup. Press enter, and voila. You are on your drive.
  4. @CharlesThierry CharlesThierry created this gist Nov 26, 2016.
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    # Write to NTFS support MacOS


    ## 1. Get the device UUID
    Connect the external drive to MacOS. It should mount read-only. Start "System Information", clic on Hardware -> Storage, select your drive in the list and copy its UUID

    ## 2. Create a /etc/fstab
    Start a terminal and open/create /etc/fstab (you'll need root powers).

    ```
    UUID=<THE UUID YOU COPIED> none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse
    ```

    ## 3. Mount the drive
    Unmount and remount the drive .

    Start 'Console' and look for the NTFS log telling you the drive is unclean. If it exists, you must connect the harddrive to a windows PC and unmount it properly before this works.

    ## 4. Browse to the drive
    In Finder, press cdm-g and type /Volumes/ in the popup. Press enter, and voila. You are on your drive.