Go to the next part for some reliable mounters. So here the mounter for NTFS drive is necessary. Mounting ensures that your computer can recognize the file format correctly, which means a process by which the OS makes computer files and directories on a storage device, like shared resource or CD-ROM, accessible through the computer's file system. You are lucky to get 3 ways for mounting NTFS drive on Mac.
It is well known that Mac only allows a read-only mode for NTFS drive. Have your mac device failed to mount NTFS for Mac? Without mounting, you can not read, write files on NTFS drives. The only fix I have found is to reformat the disk to exFAT but reformatting would erase the data and I'm not prepared to do that yet.Any suggestion?" Real case from the forum: ".I recently purchase a Mac Mini that is running Big Sur and it will NOT even mount the NTFS drive nor does it allow you to download the appropriate driver. Click Go > Utilities > Terminal to start with Step 2. Disable System Integrity Protection if your OS is macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave, macOS.
Launch EaseUS NTFS for Mac on Mac computer, and click "I already have a license" to enter. You can reformat your drive to ExFat Format, a format that is supported by both MAC and Windows.Step 1. Mac isn’t designed for it and custom hacks can cause potential issues in future.
You may lose your files forever, better buy a paid software or don’t use NTFS file drive on Mac at all. BTW I don’t recommend using Mounty again. If you are lucky and got your files back, then Good, if not then share the problem with me in comments and I may be able to help you. Your files will be back at their original position.Now Window will search for errors and fix it. After completion of above step, use this command to fix the error: chkdsk /f G: (Don’t forget to replace G with device directory name).A window will check the drive status in few minutes and will show you the result, most probably you will see an error message. After you log in to Window, Go to start menu and search for command prompt and open it.
The only issue is that you gonna need window PC as NTFS can only be read by the window and If you don’t have it, then you better install Window using BootCamp. It worked for me and it will definitely work for you too. I tried different tricks and finally found out a very simple solution that worked. Tools cost money so I had to find another way. I moved to Mounty site for help but it only stated in general that you can recover data using tools.
When my data disappeared at first, I panicked hard, as that was only copy of my very important data that I didn’t want to lose, but luckily I knew that data never get deleted from any drive, its only overwritten, so I thought there must be some way to get it back and I was right. A mistake I recognized when my important data got disappeared.
My files also got disappeared when I tried to use Mounty, I thought to give it a try instead of paid software so I can save some bucks. Don’t worry, I was in the same condition as you. If you have used Free Mounty NTFS tool to Make your old hard drive compatible with Mac than its no wonder that either your files have disappeared or your device have been corrupted.