Review Paragon NTFS for Mac: working with the Windows file system on the "Mac" without any problems

Even if you prefer only Apple computers, from time to time you still have to deal with the Windows ecosystem. For example, friends or colleagues can give you a USB flash drive or hard drive formatted in the Windows NTFS file system. You can copy information from these media using OS X standard tools, but write something to NTFS partitions - no, no. For some, this problem may not seem to be significant, but it is important for someone to study or work (for example, print out an abstract or a revised project to the customer) to be able to use NTFS carriers. Yes, we can say that now everyone has the Internet, and you can not even remember about flash drives and disks, but the situations are different.

For example, according to various sources, up to a third of all Mac owners “keep” on their Windows PCs / laptops as the second operating system. It happens that you need to run some kind of software (or toys) that is not available for OS X. So, the NTFS partition on your disk will be read only. And if you create a document in the "Windows", then you can not edit it from the "makosi".
Teaching OS X to perceive the Windows NTFS file system fully is not so difficult. For true geeks, there is a way to edit the system fstab file. There is one advantage here - this is the “native” method. But, as with any intervention in the "insides" of the OS, you can "uncover" unpredictable consequences - up to the complete inoperability of the system.

Another option is to use third-party drivers. Among them are both free and paid options. Free have two main disadvantages. First, the speed of the recording "turtle". Secondly, the stability of the work in question.
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It is much easier to pay for Paragon NTFS for Mac (the standard price is 990 rubles, about special purchase conditions - in conclusion). The utility from a well-known software company is promptly updated and works reliably. With the speed of reading and writing, there are no problems - everything is the same as operating OS X with the native HFS + file system. For example, a 10 GB movie on an external hard disk with Windows NTFS using the driver from Paragon Software can be uploaded in a minute. The free option for solving the same task takes you more than 10 (ten) minutes! Paragon utility is quickly updated on the eve of the release of new versions of the OS, now it works fine with El Capitan.

Paragon NTFS for Mac has improved support for both HFS + (POSIX file attributes, hard links, symbolic links, data branch points and resource forks), and Windows NTFS (sparse, compressed files / sections, updating information on recent sessions, etc.) ), as well as extended attributes of OS X and non-Latin languages. All types of hard drives, flash drives, memory cards are supported. Tests were conducted on drives with a capacity of up to 10 TB. And most importantly: the Paragon NTFS for Mac utility works on the “install and forget” principle.

For dating, you can download a trial 10-day version from the Paragon Software website. The driver is distributed as a standard DMG image that contains a manual, an installation package, and a utility for uninstalling the product. During the installation of Paragon NTFS for Mac, the native OS X driver (which only provides the ability to read NTFS volumes) is replaced by the Paragon driver.



After installation, the computer will need to restart, after which - voila! - you can immediately connect an NTFS disk and write everything you want there.



The driver control interface is available in the lowest row of system settings icons.


For users of the demo version, the “Activation” tab will open first of all (if you like the utility, you can purchase it on the official website www.paragon.ru ). Two other items - "Tom" and "Settings."


In "Tomas" displays all connected drives. Their size, file system type is indicated. You can disconnect the selected disk, make it bootable (after restarting, the computer will start booting from it), check for errors, erase (that is, format, select the necessary file system from the list) and even change the icon. Also on the "Tom" tab, you can disable the driver for a while (checkbox at the bottom of the window). By the way, in the OS X El Capitan disk utility there are no functions for checking the integrity, recovery and formatting of volumes - Paragon Software added them to its product due to numerous requests from users.




The settings section is simple. Here, by the way, you can remove the driver.


The speed of the Paragon NTFS for Mac no complaints. Even if you compare the driver from Paragon Software with other paid solutions! From a legal point of view, it is wrong to publish direct comparisons with competitors on the blog, being on behalf of the company, so we simply referred to them as “another commercial solution”.




In conclusion, we repeat that Paragon NTFS for Mac works on the “set and forget" principle. You will use "screw" disks, flash drives and partitions as if they are "native" for OS X. And with no less, and sometimes more, read / write speed. 990 rubles - a very small price for such convenience, agree. A special offer is valid for our readers only for 2 weeks: Paragon NTFS for Mac is available for only 745 rubles (instead of 990 rubles).

Moreover, a fully functional trial version for 10 days is provided free of charge, and the “trial” period can be extended three times for another 10 days by sharing information about the program on your Facebook page. That is, in total you get 40 days of free use. How to do this is shown here .

More information about the program NTFS for Mac at this link .