OSX itself can indeed only read from NTFS formated disks, not write to them.
Only through installing NTFS-3G or the commercial Paragons NTFS for Mac OSX gets write access to NTFS.
While there is a way to convert FAT32 to NTFS there is no way for the other direction apart from reformating the disk.
But for 'uploading' the music files you have on that disk you only need read access not write access.
Or do you plan to leave the files on the disk and not put them into the iTunes library ?
Regards
Stefan
http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/
if you don't plan to use the drive with windows I strongly recommend reformatting it mac os extended.
Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon Software is the best such software solution: reliable, fast, and now affordable as well Fast, seamless, and easy to use, Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon Software is required for those who need to write to Windows volumes. And now it's more affordable than ever. MacWorld, USA 2016, macworld.com. May 29, 2020 As a matter of fact, writing to NTFS drive on Apple is possible since Mac OS 10.6 without any third-party NTFS driver, but the NTFS writing support is disabled by default. Therefore, SL-NTFS is used as an interface on the Apple NTFS driver to enable writing to NTFS drives on Mac. As a NTFS for Mac free app, SL-NTFS has some pros as followings.
OSX itself can indeed only read from NTFS formated disks, not write to them.
Only through installing NTFS-3G or the commercial Paragons NTFS for Mac OSX gets write access to NTFS.
While there is a way to convert FAT32 to NTFS there is no way for the other direction apart from reformating the disk.
But for 'uploading' the music files you have on that disk you only need read access not write access.
Or do you plan to leave the files on the disk and not put them into the iTunes library ?
Regards
Stefan
http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/
if you don't plan to use the drive with windows I strongly recommend reformatting it mac os extended.
Apr 11, 2009 4:50 PM
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Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon Software is the best such software solution: reliable, fast, and now affordable as well Fast, seamless, and easy to use, Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon Software is required for those who need to write to Windows volumes. And now it's more affordable than ever. MacWorld, USA 2016, macworld.com. May 29, 2020 As a matter of fact, writing to NTFS drive on Apple is possible since Mac OS 10.6 without any third-party NTFS driver, but the NTFS writing support is disabled by default. Therefore, SL-NTFS is used as an interface on the Apple NTFS driver to enable writing to NTFS drives on Mac. As a NTFS for Mac free app, SL-NTFS has some pros as followings.
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- There is only limited support for checking and repairing NTFS file systems at this time. The best way to repair a damaged NTFS volume is using chkdsk in Windows. If you install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X, you will find that it includes a utility called ntfsfix, which can repair some fundamental inconsistencies of NTFS.
- Jun 16, 2019 As NTFS is proprietary, Apple would need a special license to use it fully on the Macs they sell. Instead of doing this, macOS has been designed to read NTFS-formatted drives but not write to them.
