You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.

Forum Discussion

MajorHavoc's avatar
MajorHavoc
Collaborator | Level 8
2 years ago

NTFS support on a Mac

Dropbox backup of an NTFS drive attached to a Mac,  The Mac can read files on the drive by default, or with an inexpensive driver (like from Paragon Software) can read and write to NTFS drives. I migrated my media machine from Windows to Mac, but my 12 TB media disk is NTFS. Using Paragons driver, It works just fine with Logitech Media server as well as Plex. But Dropbox will not back up or sync files on this disc. Please add NTFS file support to Dropbox for Mac. Community, please vote. 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hey MajorHavoc, thanks for dropping by our Community to share your thoughts on this.

     

    Your feedback has been noted in our system - please let us know if you have anything else to add.

     

    Thanks!

    • Doud's avatar
      Doud
      Helpful | Level 5
      Hi there
      Any new for the resolution of this bug ? This should be fixed….
      • MajorHavoc's avatar
        MajorHavoc
        Collaborator | Level 8

        I am not sure it is a bug, but more like a choice to not support NTFS file systems on the Mac. Even though it is read only supported natively. What I do not understand is why they chose to not support it? 

About Apps and Installations

Have a question about a Dropbox app or installation? Reach out to the Dropbox Community and get solutions, help, and advice from members.

Need more support

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!