How to Mount NTFS on macOS

If you have access to computers running different operating systems, you know that swapping external hard drives can be a hassle. Windows 11 PCs use NTFS for their file system, while top-of-the-line Macs use Apple File System (APFS). While there are some file formats that both operating systems can access, such as ExFAT, what happens if you have important data on an NTFS formatted drive, but you need to access it on a Mac? Well, you might be in luck, because macOS can mount and read NTFS drives, but it can’t write to them without a little extra work. Let’s fill in the missing pieces and get NTFS support working both ways on a Mac.