Mac OS X provides limited support of NTFS, the primary file system of any Windows PC. The transfer rate is the same as with the native HFS file system! However, this new NTFS for Mac 14 version differs in usage compared to previous versions of Paragon file system driver because in El Capitan apple changed their Disk Utility in a way that NTFS for Mac cannot fuse with it and you cannot see Volumes, mounted with third party drivers in new Disk Utility. " As you already know with EL Capitan OS release, Paragon introduced new version of NTFS for Mac with full El Capitan support. Then today I found an interesting article on PARAGON site.
- Seagate's driver is a bit older than PARAGON's (14.0.x compared to 14.1.x) as of today.
- Seagate's driver can be downloaded free from seagate site, but it works only on Seagate drives.
- The driver is a modified version of PARAGON's driver ( noted by lllaass ).
- ( jChey, which did you updated, utility or driver? )
- There are two bundled software, utility and driver.
- Seagate's external Drive for Mac comes in NTFS format.
- Don’t pay attention to other users who warn you away with hyperbole and rhetorical insults. Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X is an NTFS driver that provides full read/write access to NTFS formatted volume with the same speed as OS X's native HFS+ format. COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS Windows 7 32- and 64-Bit. You merely need to establish a free or paid membership to avoid problems with malware. The Seagate for Mac drive displays in (My) Computer and Windows/File Explorer as a drive letter (for example, E:). You will find warnings from one user in this topic warning that the site is “dangerous.” His warning is an exaggeration and it is false. Use that link and download the software directly from the developer circumventing the use of MU altogether. If you prefer not to create a membership account then note that on the download page under the price box will be the link to the developer’s site. I continue to use their site without any problems. This will avoid the installer wrappers and downloading adware or malware. Log into your account prior to using the site.
To avoid such downloads from MU just create a free membership account. Use that link from which to download the software.
Delete the download and return to the main site where you will find a direct link to the developer's website. Such a download may appear on your computer like this: Firefox Installer.dmg. If you have neither then some software will be distributed as an installer wrapper that includes adware/malware you may not want. This site has both free and paid membership accounts. How to safely use MacUpdate to download malware-free software: Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Use Time Machine if you don't know how to backup otherwise use a third-party backup utility such as these: My advice is never use the included software installed on new disk systems like the WDs and/or Seagates. That likely was the wrong update and reformatted the drive for NTFS.