10.6: Enable native NTFS read/write support

10.6: Enable native NTFS read/write support: "Snow Leopard has the ability to mount NTFS volumes as read/write, but it's not enabled by default -- just read only is supported, as in 10.5. Here's how to get full read/write support for NTFS drives in Snow Leopard. First, uninstall NTFS-3G or Paragon if you're using either one.



Here's how to get read/write support for NTFS drives in Snow Leopard:

1. In Terminal, type diskutil info /Volumes/volume_name, where volume_name is the name of the NTFS volume. From the output, copy the Volume UUID value to the clipboard.


2. Back up /etc/fstab if you have it; it shouldn't be there in a default install.


3. Type sudo nano /etc/fstab.


4. In the editor, type UUID=, then paste the UUID number you copied from the clipboard. Type a Space, then type none ntfs rw. The final line should look like this: UUID...
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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(Via MacOSXHints.com.)