I have tried the following solutions without success:
- Paragon NTFS
- Tuxera NTFS
- http://osxfuse.github.com/
- http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/2010/10/ntfs-3g-for-mac-os-x-2010102.html
All of them allow me to see my NTFS external hard drive but none of them let me write to it. Actually, Paragon NTFS works until I plug the drive into a Windows Machine. Then I can't use it on my Mac without reformatting and Tuxera NTFS worked for a day then went into read only mode. Any ideas?
UPDATE
After trying multiple things, I found something that worked for me. I have Paragon NTFS installed. After formatting my harddrive to NTFS and adding files from my mac I plugged it into a Windows Machine. When I plug that same drive back into my mac it doesn't recognize it anymore unless I go into Disk Utility and repair the hard drive. This takes about a minute and leaves all files intact. Kinda a pain but it works for me needs.
Best Answer
Now, let us learn to do this for free.
Before we start. Make sure your external name label is ONE word. That means there is no space in between.
my disk = WRONG
my_disk or my-disk or mydisk = CORRECT
Now
sudo nano /etc/fstab
LABEL=my_disk none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse
Note: my_disk is your disk namesudo ln -s /Volumes ~/Desktop/Volumes
Later
When you don't need it anymore. It is as simple as:
In terminal
sudo rm /etc/fstab
Done.