Hi, I have an easystore drive that I just connected to my 2019 MacBook Pro (16 inch). I recently had to wipe the system and was forced to upgrade to macOS 14.6.1. I have a program called “NTFS for Mac” that allows me to write to NTFS disks, but whenever the “EasyStore” drive is mounted, it says “read-only”, when it should be writable.
When I was previously running macOS 12.7.5, I never had any problems whatsoever with being able to access NTFS disks, so I’m confused as to why I can’t write to NTFS drives if I haven’t done anything different. I have the full version provided to me by Seagate (several of my drives are Seagate branded, so that’s how I got a free copy). If anyone can help me that would be great. Thanks
If you haven’t solved the issue, try these solutions:
Allow Security Permissions
Since you freshly reinstalled macOS, the driver’s permissions were likely revoked.Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security.
Scroll down to the Security section.
Look for “Paragon Software GmbH” and click Allow.
Enter your password and restart your Mac.
Format your EasyStore drive to exFAT [Warning: This erases all data on the drive.]
Both Mac and Windows can natively read and write to exFAT drives without any software.
Copy your files to your Mac temporarily.
Open Disk Utility and select the EasyStore drive.
Click Erase, change the format to exFAT, and click Erase again.
This format reads and writes natively on without any software.
Try other NTFS for Mac drivers and see if they could mount your EasyStore drive in read-write mode.
