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Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X Public Beta Testing
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This software allows you to actually write to NTFS volumes.
Very useful for external HDs and HDs you want to share with your XP partitions.
FAT32 sucks in comparison.
Very useful for external HDs and HDs you want to share with your XP partitions.
FAT32 sucks in comparison.
Paragon and Leopard 10.5.2
Hi.
After updating from leopard 10.5.1 to leopard 10.5.2 I experienced OS shutdown problems. My MBP 15" don't do the shutdown, instead it keeps spinning the loading circle. After searching on google, I found that was the paragon driver. It seems that it isn't only the paragon driver as the combo MacFuse and NTFS-3G also prevents the shutdown (some times also the restart).
If I unmount the partition (NTFS), I am able to shutdown cleanly. Although yesterday, I wan't able to unmount the partition. It seeams that if one is using the NTFS partition for a long time, the driver locks the driver as it was writing to it.
Does someone know how to resolve this issue?
PS: after reinstalling the driver in 10.5.2 it worked OK for a while... like two or tree days
Thanks
Hi.
After updating from leopard 10.5.1 to leopard 10.5.2 I experienced OS shutdown problems. My MBP 15" don't do the shutdown, instead it keeps spinning the loading circle. After searching on google, I found that was the paragon driver. It seems that it isn't only the paragon driver as the combo MacFuse and NTFS-3G also prevents the shutdown (some times also the restart).
If I unmount the partition (NTFS), I am able to shutdown cleanly. Although yesterday, I wan't able to unmount the partition. It seeams that if one is using the NTFS partition for a long time, the driver locks the driver as it was writing to it.
Does someone know how to resolve this issue?
PS: after reinstalling the driver in 10.5.2 it worked OK for a while... like two or tree days
Thanks
Hi.
After updating from leopard 10.5.1 to leopard 10.5.2 I experienced OS shutdown problems. My MBP 15" don't do the shutdown, instead it keeps spinning the loading circle. After searching on google, I found that was the paragon driver. It seems that it isn't only the paragon driver as the combo MacFuse and NTFS-3G also prevents the shutdown (some times also the restart).
If I unmount the partition (NTFS), I am able to shutdown cleanly. Although yesterday, I wan't able to unmount the partition. It seeams that if one is using the NTFS partition for a long time, the driver locks the driver as it was writing to it.
Does someone know how to resolve this issue?
PS: after reinstalling the driver in 10.5.2 it worked OK for a while... like two or tree days
Thanks
If it were me id backup & do a erase & install,and start afresh,also why have
you both paragon & macfuse?
Reinstall the Mac read-only NTFS driver?
How do you reinstall that driver? I had an uninstall issue with Paragon after some partitioning attempts and even though Paragon was uninstalled, the Mac OS NTFS read-only driver apparently never reactivated so now I cannot even read NTFS drives, they show up only as inaccessible folders.
PS: after reinstalling the driver in 10.5.2 it worked OK for a while... like two or tree days
How do you reinstall that driver? I had an uninstall issue with Paragon after some partitioning attempts and even though Paragon was uninstalled, the Mac OS NTFS read-only driver apparently never reactivated so now I cannot even read NTFS drives, they show up only as inaccessible folders.
Neil321, maybe I haven't express myself correctly. I don' have paragon driver AND the macfuse/NTFS-3G installed. What I meant was that I have the problem with the paragon driver and I google the problem and I've found that other people with macfuse also have the same problem.
I've reinstalled the driver by executing the setup again. Probably not the best thing to do but... it worked for a while.
PS: Yesterday it shutted down normally, after a normal work day load. Let's see if today I have the same luck.
Domingos
Neil321, maybe I haven't express myself correctly. I don' have paragon driver AND the macfuse/NTFS-3G installed. What I meant was that I have the problem with the paragon driver and I google the problem and I've found that other people with macfuse also have the same problem.
I've reinstalled the driver by executing the setup again. Probably not the best thing to do but... it worked for a while.
PS: Yesterday it shutted down normally, after a normal work day load. Let's see if today I have the same luck.
Domingos
Now i gotcha,try reading back through this thread there's been other people with the same issue
and got it sorted
Large files - again
Hello,
I DLed the trial version of the program from your web site. It says version 6.0. I cannot find a version beyond that anywhere.
The first file I moved to an external NTFS drive was 22 GB in size. I next moved quite a few 4 GBs and less. Now I cannot move larger files. It only allowed the one.
I rebooted - looked for other versions. I would like to program, and will purchase it. If I cannot move large files - then it is not what I a, looking for.
Do you have a solution?
TY,
ODC
Hello,
I DLed the trial version of the program from your web site. It says version 6.0. I cannot find a version beyond that anywhere.
The first file I moved to an external NTFS drive was 22 GB in size. I next moved quite a few 4 GBs and less. Now I cannot move larger files. It only allowed the one.
I rebooted - looked for other versions. I would like to program, and will purchase it. If I cannot move large files - then it is not what I a, looking for.
Do you have a solution?
TY,
ODC
I had a similar problem with my MBP, except that I could shut down properly but my Mac NEVER went to sleep, even though my Energy Saver preference is set to sleep after several minutes of idleness. As soon as I uninstalled the driver, my MBP went to sleep normally again.
Does anyone have a solution?
Aantoly, I have same problem and already send a request to your private message.
Please reply and help me out of this issue.
Regards
Rasoul
Why Paragon?
Let me tell you about Paragon. -- Read all the problems that are listed in this thread with it. Then Google 'Paragon problems' and similar key words. Read all those problems.
Then download NTFS3g and MacFUSE.
You will have absolutely no problems with NTFS3g and MacFUSE and they are FREE!
People have argued that NTFS3g and MacFUSE are somewhat slower than Paragon. I work with movie and avi files. I have more than 2 500GB externals full of film files some more than 30 GBs in size. NTFS3g and McFUSE moved ALL my files - not one corruption - not ONE! And I cannot understand how someone can suggest Paragon is faster 'when it does not work'! IF IT WORKED OK! BUT IT DON'T~ So, Paragon is absolutely not faster either.
Let me tell you about Paragon. -- Read all the problems that are listed in this thread with it. Then Google 'Paragon problems' and similar key words. Read all those problems.
Then download NTFS3g and MacFUSE.
You will have absolutely no problems with NTFS3g and MacFUSE and they are FREE!
People have argued that NTFS3g and MacFUSE are somewhat slower than Paragon. I work with movie and avi files. I have more than 2 500GB externals full of film files some more than 30 GBs in size. NTFS3g and McFUSE moved ALL my files - not one corruption - not ONE! And I cannot understand how someone can suggest Paragon is faster 'when it does not work'! IF IT WORKED OK! BUT IT DON'T~ So, Paragon is absolutely not faster either.
For me, Paragon not only works, but it's better than NTFS-3g for Mac in the following ways:
1. Boot Camp still shows NTFS partitions as selections using Paragon NTFS for Mac. (They disappear under NTFS-3g.)
2. My NTFS drives are just a tiny bit faster using Paragon under OS X than under Windows itself. (NTFS-3g stable release without ublio caching was too slow to be acceptable for me. With ublio, it's "fast enough" but still about half the speed of Paragon.)
3. No goofy shutdown/unmount issues with Paragon. (Read the current NTFS-3g for Mac OS X blog and check out the 30 second shutdown problems and the request of the developer that you unmount all NTFS volumes before shutdown to avoid terminating NTFS support while file system structures are still being updated.)
4. Disk Utility supports NTFS volumes for "Repair Disk" using Paragon. (NTFS-3g for Mac had too much trouble with it and right now does nothing if you ask it to "Repair Disk", the developer recommends hooking NTFS drives to Windows PCs in case of issues.)
5. Transparent support for NTFS drives, looks and feels like the Apple read-only NTFS driver just with read-write support. (NTFS-3g mounts NTFS volumes as network drives, with unmount gadgets on them.)
6. Filenames with international characters work correctly with Paragon. (Again, read the NTFS-3g blog. No idea why they work under the Apple read-only driver and Paragon read-write driver but they cannot be made to work with NTFS-3g for Mac, the NTFS-3g Mac developer blames a Finder issue.)
If you paid for Paragon, and it doesn't work for you, you should contact them as part of what you pay for with commercial software is support. I've only used their support once, but they were responsive and solved my issue quickly.
I've nothing against NTFS-3g, and used to use it when it was the only game in town and am glad to see that a Mac developer exists again for it as there was a long period of time when no one maintained a Mac release. But for me, Paragon is better.
Hi,
I've downloaded and installed yesterday on MBP the latest version of Paragon driver (6,5 I believe). Open System Preferences -> Startup Disc -- big surprise! No windows partition (although it shows at the desktop).
I'm thinking to deinstall this thing, although it's bought etc.
sash
I've downloaded and installed yesterday on MBP the latest version of Paragon driver (6,5 I believe). Open System Preferences -> Startup Disc -- big surprise! No windows partition (although it shows at the desktop).
I'm thinking to deinstall this thing, although it's bought etc.
sash
Quick question from a prospective Paragon customer... Neither the OS X NTFS driver nor ntfs-3g allow searching of NTFS partitions (i.e. searching a partition using the search pane in the top right hand corner of Finder windows)...
Searching HFS and FAT32 partitions is cool, but searching NTFS partitions just won't work...
Is searching possible with the Paragon driver?
Searching HFS and FAT32 partitions is cool, but searching NTFS partitions just won't work...
Is searching possible with the Paragon driver?
Why PAragon?
I know better than to generalize from my own experiences - and that is what I did. However I tried the current version of Paragon on a new system and it just did not work - flat out. All the files were corrupted, and it would not move large files at all.
Why is that? I am not sure. I cannot find a version that works - I had downloaded 3 or 4 from differnet DL sites and from the seller.
I've read a recent update in the Paragon driver caused many problems. I am not sure.
My experience with NTFS 3g is positive. I've had no unmount problems. I've moved hugh movie files multiple times - they have no corruptions, they move first time every time.
Again, this is my experience here.
I think I will stay with NTFS 3g simply because it works and I can't see paying for something that does the same thing.
Thank you for your reply!
I know better than to generalize from my own experiences - and that is what I did. However I tried the current version of Paragon on a new system and it just did not work - flat out. All the files were corrupted, and it would not move large files at all.
Why is that? I am not sure. I cannot find a version that works - I had downloaded 3 or 4 from differnet DL sites and from the seller.
I've read a recent update in the Paragon driver caused many problems. I am not sure.
My experience with NTFS 3g is positive. I've had no unmount problems. I've moved hugh movie files multiple times - they have no corruptions, they move first time every time.
Again, this is my experience here.
I think I will stay with NTFS 3g simply because it works and I can't see paying for something that does the same thing.
Thank you for your reply!
Hi,
Paragon seems not to be fully compatible with XP SP3. While you still can read/write windows partition, this partition does not appear in the System Preferences -> Startup Disk. It appears in the Startup Disk only after unistall of the Paragon driver.
sash
Paragon seems not to be fully compatible with XP SP3. While you still can read/write windows partition, this partition does not appear in the System Preferences -> Startup Disk. It appears in the Startup Disk only after unistall of the Paragon driver.
sash
Anatoly,
Same problem as Sash. Windows HD is no longer in the Startup Disk after installing XP SP3. This also prevents me from using the program BootChamp to restart from OS X to XP quickly. Now I have to click on the
> Restart > Hold down Option during reboot to select the Windows XP HD.
Same problem as Sash. Windows HD is no longer in the Startup Disk after installing XP SP3. This also prevents me from using the program BootChamp to restart from OS X to XP quickly. Now I have to click on the
> Restart > Hold down Option during reboot to select the Windows XP HD.
Not the case with me. After updating my Windows XP partition with Boot Camp 2.1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, nothing is different with Paragon NTFS and my Windows partition still shows up as a startup disk.
I *have* in the past gotten the Windows partition(s) to disappear from the Startup Disk pane after doing a defrag that included the NTFS $MFT file. It's apparently involved in how OS X remembers what goes into that startup pane. Here's where I found it referenced:
http://www.raxco.com/support/kb_detail.cfm?kbid=615
I seem to have the same problem as CLuv and sash. My Windows partition do not appear in the Startup Disk Menu.
Somehow I doubt it is a Boot camp problem like Mr. Zarniwoop suggests, but I have been wrong in such matters before. At least the person is helping us and giving suggestions.
I hope there is some type of fix as I use the Windows and the NTFS drives often, and I do not prefer to hold the option key EVERY SINGLE TIME I use windows.
I also hope someone like Anatoly could give us a quick fix.
Somehow I doubt it is a Boot camp problem like Mr. Zarniwoop suggests, but I have been wrong in such matters before. At least the person is helping us and giving suggestions.
I hope there is some type of fix as I use the Windows and the NTFS drives often, and I do not prefer to hold the option key EVERY SINGLE TIME I use windows.
I also hope someone like Anatoly could give us a quick fix.
Same issue with me!
I've installed paragon NTFS for mac version 6 on my osX leopard and when I uninstalled it my NTFS drive is gone it doesn't let me mount the drive in macos X please any solution would be more than welcome. I just want to retrieve the native reading of NTFS partition with OSX.
This is urgent!
CRAZY software
I've installed paragon NTFS for mac version 6 on my osX leopard and when I uninstalled it my NTFS drive is gone it doesn't let me mount the drive in macos X please any solution would be more than welcome. I just want to retrieve the native reading of NTFS partition with OSX.
This is urgent!
CRAZY software
Have you uninstalled it with their uninstaller or just by moving folder in trash?
You have to use the first option; after I uninstalled the driver, windows partition began to mount on the desktop as well as to show-up in the Pref Pane.
If you've uninstalled it proper, but this problem persists, I'm afraid your only chance is getting help from Paragon itself. Hope they can help you.
sash
You have to use the first option; after I uninstalled the driver, windows partition began to mount on the desktop as well as to show-up in the Pref Pane.
If you've uninstalled it proper, but this problem persists, I'm afraid your only chance is getting help from Paragon itself. Hope they can help you.
sash
Hi Sash,
Thank you for your message unfortunately I've been uninstalling it through the uninstaller but I suspect t doesn't do its job properly and prevent my NTFS partition from mounting again... I hope that somebody will give me another solution from paragon. Thank you for your help anyway.
BR
Thank you for your message unfortunately I've been uninstalling it through the uninstaller but I suspect t doesn't do its job properly and prevent my NTFS partition from mounting again... I hope that somebody will give me another solution from paragon. Thank you for your help anyway.
BR
Hi folks any answers yet? I'm really struggling with this and nobody from paragon seems to be giving an answer on other forums...
THX
THX
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