Get the latest tech updates including giveaways,tips and tricks and the plethora of applications recommendations,reviews,windows 7,utilities,firefox. The first step is to download the Paragon Driver for Mac OS from Seagate.com. Once the file is downloaded, locate the file. It can be found in your Downloads folder in Finder. Double-Click on the.DMG file name to start the installation process. When the Paragon driver screen displays, click on Install Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X to continue.
Paragon Driver - Troubleshooting Here are some troubleshooting steps you can try if you are having issues with the Paragon driver: Paragon NTFS Mac Troubleshooting Installing the Paragon NTFS driver will give you the ability to write to your NTFS formatted drive. If you are having issues writing to the drive after installing the driver, use the following steps to help resolve the issue. Verify the driver was actually installed:. Apple IconSystem Preferences. At the bottom of the page you should see the NTFS for Mac OS X icon.
If the software is installed skip to step 5. If the icon is not there then try re-installing the software. You will want to verify that your security settings are not blocking the installation of the software either. To do so check the following:. ApplicationsSystem PreferencesSecurity & Privacy. Under the General tab, you will see a heading that says Allow applications downloaded from with three options. Try setting it to Anywhere temporarily when you install it the second time.
You will want to change it back after the installation is complete. If the icon is there then double-click the icon and see if the drive is showing under available NTFS partitions and make sure that the driver is not turned off. If the drive is not detected there and it is not turned off then verify the drive is showing the correct manufacture in system information or system profiler depending on the version of MacOS X you are running. Holding down the option key select the Apple icon in the upper left hand corner. Select system information/system profiler. Select USB on the left hand side of that window.
In the middle locate your Seagate drive - Select it. Locate manufacture and make sure Seagate is listed like the example below: HFS+ Troubleshooting Installing the Paragon HFS+ driver will give you the ability to see your HFS+ formatted drive.
If you are having issues with the drive being detected try the following steps. Note: The driver will not work if the drive was encrypted on your Mac. Verify that the Paragon HFS+ for Windows is installed. Check control panel - Add and Remove or Programs and Features depending on Windows version.