Solution for Writing to NTFS on Mac OS

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Using macOS does have some inconvenient parts, such as writing to NTFS hard drives or USB drives. By default, Mac only supports reading NTFS. But as long as you have the courage to tinker, the solution is still very simple.

Mounty for NTFS

Pros: free and lightweight.
Cons: not hacky. It is basically just a wrapper around command-line operations. Some classmates may prefer the command-line way.

Most Hacky Method

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sudo umount "/Volumes/Seagate Expansion Drive"
sudo mount -t ntfs -o rw,auto,nobrowse /dev/disk3s1 ~/ntfs-volume

Reference: mounty

After struggling for a while, I still chose the recommended method of installing a third-party app. The command line is indeed easy to forget or mistype, and every time I have to Google it again. That does not match the elegance and convenience I want from using macOS.