Ntfs
Hi guys,
Long time reader of the site but new to the forum. I'm assuming this has probably been beaten to death but I couldn't find any threads answering my question specifically.
I'm running Mac OS X 10.4.1.1 and downloaded macfuse to get NTFS support working. I transfer files around 6GB in size onto a usb flashdrive that is formatted for NTFS. The problem is (as everyone knows) that it's deathly slow. A 6GB file can take 3+ hours.
My question is has NTFS support been built in (or improved) to the newest Mac OS X, or is this still on the wish list (Mac OSX 10.7?) ? Anything I can use aside from MacFuse that would be faster? I would love to be able to transfer files at the speed of FAT32.
Any insights would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Bobby
Long time reader of the site but new to the forum. I'm assuming this has probably been beaten to death but I couldn't find any threads answering my question specifically.
I'm running Mac OS X 10.4.1.1 and downloaded macfuse to get NTFS support working. I transfer files around 6GB in size onto a usb flashdrive that is formatted for NTFS. The problem is (as everyone knows) that it's deathly slow. A 6GB file can take 3+ hours.
My question is has NTFS support been built in (or improved) to the newest Mac OS X, or is this still on the wish list (Mac OSX 10.7?) ? Anything I can use aside from MacFuse that would be faster? I would love to be able to transfer files at the speed of FAT32.
Any insights would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Bobby
Comments
Format with FAT32 and use encrypted zips
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...es/ntfs3g.html
I deleted macfuse and installed this and I'm getting much better speeds. The same file that took two and a half hours before now only takes 30 minutes