R/W NTFS on macOS - the 2025 way

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WARNING: Writing on NTFS Volume using this method could be very slow, as macOS is not using buffer properly. If you need to write large amounts of data, consider using Windows VM.

Before installing the tools, first reboot into Recovery Mode and enable custom Kernel Extension under Start-Up options. Also make sure Homebrew is installed on the system.

Install packages using Homebrew

# install macfuse & ntfs-3g
brew install --cask macfuse
brew tap gromgit/homebrew-fuse
brew install ntfs-3g-mac

Mount writeable NTFS

# unmount NTFS partition
diskutil list
sudo diskutil unmount disk0s1
# mount partition again
sudo mkdir /Volumes/RW-NTFS
sudo mount_ntfs /dev/disk0s1 /Volumes/RW-NTFS

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