Mac cannot copy or paste on my WD external hard drive.

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Marcio46 Posted messages 198 Status Member -  
Marcio46 Posted messages 198 Status Member -
Hello,

My MacBook Pro Retina cannot copy or paste on my WD external hard drive.
Thank you in advance for your responses.

Configuration: Mac OS X (10.10.2) / Chrome 44.0.2403.130

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Anonymous user
 
Hello,

to allow a Mac to write to a disk formatted for Windows (NTFS), you need to install Paragon NTFS for Mac.

Another solution is to simply format this disk to Mac OS Extended:
More explanations here:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-30438967-reformater-dd-lacie-de-fat-32-en-hfs-compatibilite-windows-8#2

sincerely

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Marcio46 Posted messages 198 Status Member 15
 
Hello Francis,

Have you personally tested Paragon the software and do you recommend it because I prefer this solution to the other one which involves formatting the hard drive and being limited to 4 gigabytes.
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