External Hard Drive Format Issues

PrettyBoy

I've got a 1TB external hard drive which I use to watch media on my television via USB. I was originally using it with a Windows laptop but recently changed to a Macbook. I found that it was not fully compatible with the Mac. I could see my files on the hard drive and drag them to the Mac but I couldn't drag files from the Mac to the hard drive. Google suggested that I had to format the hard drive to make it compatible.

The hard drive was originally formatted as NTFS. Using a Windows laptop I formatted it as ExFAT in order to make it compatible with the Macbook. Now, my TV doesn't recognise the device. When plugged in the USB option doesn't appear. I'm guessing this is due to the new format. I'm at a loss.

Is there any way the hard drive can be compatible with the TV and the Macbook?

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No your TV can't change its readable format so your only option here is to enable NTFS write support on your Mac (it read only by default). This is a hidden option within your Mac and can be enabled below:

http://osxdaily.com/2013/10/02/enable-ntfs-write-support-mac-os-x/

shanec1928

Program called tuxuera ntfs will do this for you. Use it myself with zero issues.

PrettyBoy

Thanks for the replies lads, will give it a shot tonight.

MacFuse
https://github.com/osxfuse/osxfuse/wiki/NTFS-3G