NTFSToolWrite to NTFS drives on macOS 26 Tahoe
macOS 26 Tahoe opens NTFS drives read-only. With NTFSTool, 98% of 55 Macs on macOS 26 Tahoe got full read-write access. Updated every week.
Try 3 mounts on your own drive first. You pay only after reading and writing actually work.
Can macOS 26 Tahoe write to NTFS?
Not on its own. Like every macOS version before it, macOS 26 Tahoe mounts NTFS drives read-only: you can open and copy files from them, but not save, edit or delete. NTFSTool adds full write support without reformatting the drive.
Results by drive brand
Each drive is counted once per Mac. A drive counts as working when NTFSTool mounted it with read-write access.
| Drive brand | Drives | Read-write success |
|---|---|---|
| Other brands | 13 | 100% 13/13 |
Why Mac users choose NTFSTool
- Try 3 mounts on your own drive first. You pay only after reading and writing actually work.
- No kernel extension, no Recovery Mode, no lowered security settings. Apple Pay keeps working.
- Every build is Developer ID signed and Apple notarized.
- 45-day read/write guarantee: full refund if we can't get it working.
Rare hiccups, and how to fix them
Most Macs on macOS 26 Tahoe never run into any of these. When one does, here is the fix.
The drive opens read-only16% of Macs
Almost always Windows Fast Startup or hibernation: Windows left the NTFS volume marked as in use, and writing to it could lose data. In NTFSTool click “Repair and make writable”, or on the Windows PC hold Shift while choosing Shut Down, then plug the drive into your Mac again.
Questions
Can macOS 26 Tahoe write to NTFS drives?
Not natively; macOS 26 Tahoe mounts NTFS read-only. With NTFSTool, 98% of Macs on macOS 26 Tahoe in our data got full read-write access.
Which drive brands work on macOS 26 Tahoe?
All common brands, including Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba, Samsung and SanDisk.
Do I need to reformat my drive for macOS 26 Tahoe?
No. NTFSTool writes to the drive as NTFS, so nothing is erased and the drive still works on Windows.
How this data is collected
- Data comes from anonymous diagnostics of NTFSTool Pro users who allow usage data. Only counts are published: no names, serial numbers, file names or anything that identifies a person or a drive.
- The report covers a rolling 90-day window (currently 2026-10-29 to 2026-10-30). Each Mac is counted once; each drive is counted once per Mac.
- A drive or Mac counts as working when NTFSTool mounted an NTFS volume with read-write access. Brands are read from the drive's USB vendor and product name; drives in third-party enclosures are grouped as “Other”.
- Drives whose NTFS file system was already damaged, or that disconnected while mounting, need a disk repair rather than a driver. They are covered under the fixes above and not counted in the success rate. Counting them too, 96% of Macs mounted read-write.
- A brand or macOS version gets its own page once it has at least 50 drives or Macs. Rows with fewer than 10 are grouped together.
Make your NTFS drive writable now
Free download. Try 3 mounts on your own drive first. You pay only after reading and writing actually work.