Installing NTFS 3G/Macfuse on Mac OS X
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Hello,
Happy to join the "commentcamarche" community.
I have a Mac OS X (version 10.4.11) that I bought in 2006. Two days ago, I acquired a Samsung M2 external hard drive (USB 2.0). The image of the external hard drive appears on the desktop without any problem, and I can access the content, but only in Read Only mode. I cannot copy files onto it.
I did some research and learned that I need to install NTFS 3G and MacFuse to be able to read and write on the external hard drive. So I downloaded both programs. When I start the installation, the images of both programs show up on the desktop, and when I double-click on the installation package file (pkg), nothing happens at all. I have tried several versions (all supposed to be compatible with my version of Mac OS X).
Another thing: I can’t find the "Disk Utility" app; I searched with Spotlight... nothing at all, apparently I've lost it.
I need help.
Thank you.
Souhila.
Configuration: Mac OS X / Firefox 3.5.3
Happy to join the "commentcamarche" community.
I have a Mac OS X (version 10.4.11) that I bought in 2006. Two days ago, I acquired a Samsung M2 external hard drive (USB 2.0). The image of the external hard drive appears on the desktop without any problem, and I can access the content, but only in Read Only mode. I cannot copy files onto it.
I did some research and learned that I need to install NTFS 3G and MacFuse to be able to read and write on the external hard drive. So I downloaded both programs. When I start the installation, the images of both programs show up on the desktop, and when I double-click on the installation package file (pkg), nothing happens at all. I have tried several versions (all supposed to be compatible with my version of Mac OS X).
Another thing: I can’t find the "Disk Utility" app; I searched with Spotlight... nothing at all, apparently I've lost it.
I need help.
Thank you.
Souhila.
Configuration: Mac OS X / Firefox 3.5.3
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Thank you very much for all this valuable information. That's what I tried to do yesterday, but I realized that my Disk Utility had simply disappeared and I don't know how. I searched my HD but it's not there at all. I don't know if there's a way to reinstall the "Disk Utility" app?
To find "Disk Utility" (this is the exact term to use for searching on the Mac, as it is the exact name. If you search using the word disk, you will find nothing), you can try 2 solutions.
1) - By applying a combined update of Mac OS 10.4.11
to be taken here:
For Macs with Intel processors.
https://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_4_11_Combo_Update__Intel_?viewlocale=en_US
or here for a Mac with a PowerPC processor like the G3, G4, or G5:
https://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_4_11_Combo_Update__PPC_?viewlocale=en_US
Your Mac is from 2006, it should theoretically have an Intel processor. The last PowerPC Macs were released between late 2005 and early 2006.
To check this, go to the Apple menu / About This Mac...
2) - By trying to extract this application from your original installation DVDs using the Pacifist utility. And this time searching for the package "Disk Utilities"
Pacifist is here:
https://www.charlessoft.com/
And there is a tutorial here:
http://www.debutersurmac.com/tutoriels/pacifist.html
It should be in "EssentialSystemSoftware"
.../...
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Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Core2Duo-Mac OS 10.7 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
1) - By applying a combined update of Mac OS 10.4.11
to be taken here:
For Macs with Intel processors.
https://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_4_11_Combo_Update__Intel_?viewlocale=en_US
or here for a Mac with a PowerPC processor like the G3, G4, or G5:
https://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_4_11_Combo_Update__PPC_?viewlocale=en_US
Your Mac is from 2006, it should theoretically have an Intel processor. The last PowerPC Macs were released between late 2005 and early 2006.
To check this, go to the Apple menu / About This Mac...
2) - By trying to extract this application from your original installation DVDs using the Pacifist utility. And this time searching for the package "Disk Utilities"
Pacifist is here:
https://www.charlessoft.com/
And there is a tutorial here:
http://www.debutersurmac.com/tutoriels/pacifist.html
It should be in "EssentialSystemSoftware"
.../...
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Always indicate the exact model of your Mac and the version of Mac OS!
Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Core2Duo-Mac OS 10.7 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
Good evening,
This application is called Disk Utility in the French version of Finder and is located in Applications / Utilities.
For NTFS-3g, it is unnecessary to download MacFuse separately; just install NTFS-3G, and it will do so automatically. The link to get it should be this one
http://download.tuxera.com/mac/tuxerantfs_2010.12-RC.dmg
For my part, I have given up using this application, which has always caused me trouble.
There is a paid utility called Paragon NTFS Mac
https://www.paragon-software.com/fr/home/ntfs-mac/#1
It will allow writing to a volume already formatted in NTFS, but under Mac OS 10.4, it will not allow formatting a disk in NTFS
The issues I had with NTFS-3g on my old Mac were precisely due to MacFuse. And it is quite cumbersome to get rid of that thing. I had to do extensive research with EasyFind to find the files related to MacFuse and be able to eliminate them.
EasyFind is much more efficient than Spotlight, but I don’t know if the current version is still compatible with Mac OS 10.4
http://www.devontechnologies.com/download/products.html
Good luck.
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Always indicate the exact model of your Mac and the version of Mac OS!
Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Core2Duo-Mac OS 10.7 + iMac-G5 under Mac OS 10.5
This application is called Disk Utility in the French version of Finder and is located in Applications / Utilities.
For NTFS-3g, it is unnecessary to download MacFuse separately; just install NTFS-3G, and it will do so automatically. The link to get it should be this one
http://download.tuxera.com/mac/tuxerantfs_2010.12-RC.dmg
For my part, I have given up using this application, which has always caused me trouble.
There is a paid utility called Paragon NTFS Mac
https://www.paragon-software.com/fr/home/ntfs-mac/#1
It will allow writing to a volume already formatted in NTFS, but under Mac OS 10.4, it will not allow formatting a disk in NTFS
The issues I had with NTFS-3g on my old Mac were precisely due to MacFuse. And it is quite cumbersome to get rid of that thing. I had to do extensive research with EasyFind to find the files related to MacFuse and be able to eliminate them.
EasyFind is much more efficient than Spotlight, but I don’t know if the current version is still compatible with Mac OS 10.4
http://www.devontechnologies.com/download/products.html
Good luck.
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Always indicate the exact model of your Mac and the version of Mac OS!
Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Core2Duo-Mac OS 10.7 + iMac-G5 under Mac OS 10.5
Hey again,
I just downloaded the program, but the installation isn't happening. When I click on the disk image, nothing happens.
I just downloaded the program, but the installation isn't happening. When I click on the disk image, nothing happens.
By the way, if this disk is only going to be used on the Mac and not on a PC, why not just reformat it as Mac OS Extended?
And if it really needs to be used on both Mac and Windows, you can format it as MS-DOS... it will then have a limit of 4 GB per file, but maybe that won't be an issue.
This way, you won't need to install anything on the Mac. Everything can be done with Disk Utility.
The formatting procedure on Mac OS 10:
-Launch "Disk Utility" found in Applications / Utilities.
-In the left part of the Disk Utility window, select the icon of the physical hard drive - not its existing partition located just below it slightly to the right, but the physical hard drive itself.
This icon has the manufacturer's name and indicates its capacity.
-In the right part of the window, click on the "Partition" tab or "Partitioning," depending on the version of Mac OS 10.
-Above the area where it says "Current," replace the word "Current" (dropdown menu) with 1 partition (or more if needed).
At the bottom of the area, click on "Options" or "Option..." depending on the version of Mac OS.
-Choose one of the following partition schemes:
- "GUID" as the partition scheme for an Intel processor Mac.
- "Apple Partition Map" for a PowerPC processor Mac,
This if you decide to use this disk as a boot disk under Mac OS installed on the disk.
- Note: if this disk is to be used on both Mac AND Windows and therefore not used as a boot disk under Mac OS, choose the "Master Boot Record (MBR)" scheme.
-Validate
-Then in the main window, choose the format "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" for exclusive use under Mac OS, otherwise choose from the other formats as indicated above.
-Give a name to this volume.
-At the bottom of the window, click "Apply."
I copied and pasted from the bottom of this page, which explains all the compatibility issues:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-25235890-bureau#3
Obviously, formatting will erase the current content of the disk.
Always indicate the exact model of your Mac and the version of Mac OS!
Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Core2Duo-Mac OS 10.7 + iMac-G5 under Mac OS 10.5
And if it really needs to be used on both Mac and Windows, you can format it as MS-DOS... it will then have a limit of 4 GB per file, but maybe that won't be an issue.
This way, you won't need to install anything on the Mac. Everything can be done with Disk Utility.
The formatting procedure on Mac OS 10:
-Launch "Disk Utility" found in Applications / Utilities.
-In the left part of the Disk Utility window, select the icon of the physical hard drive - not its existing partition located just below it slightly to the right, but the physical hard drive itself.
This icon has the manufacturer's name and indicates its capacity.
-In the right part of the window, click on the "Partition" tab or "Partitioning," depending on the version of Mac OS 10.
-Above the area where it says "Current," replace the word "Current" (dropdown menu) with 1 partition (or more if needed).
At the bottom of the area, click on "Options" or "Option..." depending on the version of Mac OS.
-Choose one of the following partition schemes:
- "GUID" as the partition scheme for an Intel processor Mac.
- "Apple Partition Map" for a PowerPC processor Mac,
This if you decide to use this disk as a boot disk under Mac OS installed on the disk.
- Note: if this disk is to be used on both Mac AND Windows and therefore not used as a boot disk under Mac OS, choose the "Master Boot Record (MBR)" scheme.
-Validate
-Then in the main window, choose the format "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" for exclusive use under Mac OS, otherwise choose from the other formats as indicated above.
-Give a name to this volume.
-At the bottom of the window, click "Apply."
I copied and pasted from the bottom of this page, which explains all the compatibility issues:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-25235890-bureau#3
Obviously, formatting will erase the current content of the disk.
Always indicate the exact model of your Mac and the version of Mac OS!
Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Core2Duo-Mac OS 10.7 + iMac-G5 under Mac OS 10.5
Thank you again, very much! I will try to format it to FAT32! As for the disk utility: I have an "English" interface so I've gotten used to writing Disk, but otherwise my search was correct on my Mac = "disk utility". Unfortunately, I no longer have it! I will have to try what you suggested, "the combo update...".
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
Ah OK. English interface... I understand better the why of the how..., if that suits you, that’s fine, and indeed in that case it’s "Disk Utility"
but if you prefer, you can change your language in your System Preferences.. :)
Have a good evening
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Always specify the exact model of your Mac and the version of Mac OS!
Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Core2Duo-Mac OS 10.7 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
but if you prefer, you can change your language in your System Preferences.. :)
Have a good evening
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Always specify the exact model of your Mac and the version of Mac OS!
Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Core2Duo-Mac OS 10.7 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5