![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() PC-to-Mac switchers are sometimes surprised to discover that while Mac OS X has full support for reading, writing and formatting the older FAT32 Windows disk format, media formatted with the NTFS scheme (NT for "New Technology" a la Windows NT, FS for File System - introduced in 1993, not so 'new' anymore.) mounts as read-only on the Mac.Įven though there are valid technical reasons for keeping the NTFS drives read-only - for one thing, the NTFS format is a Microsoft trade secret and must be licensed for full compatibility - this constraint may cause challenges for cross-platform operations or Boot Camp users who choose NTFS for their drives. ![]()
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