Otherwise, networked computers can just use the SMB protocol and share files between Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows over a local network connection. This is particularly helpful for USB thumb drives and external disks that you want to use for quick file storage and sharing outside of a network. Do not do this without a backup.īy the way, an alternative for those who wish to safely read and write files between OS X and Linux (and Windows for that matter) by using an external drive are probably better off formatting a drive for maximum compatibility with the MS-DOS file system, which can be accessed by just about every operating system out there. Be sure to understand there are considerable risks to the drive and it’s quite possible to damage the Linux partition or drives file system by doing so. Cross your fingers and hope for the best, this is experimental and not recommended for a reasonĪgain, enabling EXT write support is not recommended.orig /System/Library/Filesystems/fuse-ext2.fs/fuse-ext2.util Sudo sed -e 's/OPTIONS="auto_xattr,defer_permissions"/OPTIONS="auto_xattr,defer_permissions,rw+"/' -i. Reboot the Mac, then use following command string to enable write support:.
COMMANDS LIST FOR FUSE EXT2 INSTALL
Reboot the Mac when installation is finished, you’ll find the “Fuse for OS X” control panel in System PreferencesĪt this point you can connect EXT file system drives and/or partitions from the Linux world to the Mac and be able to read data from them as expected.Choose to install the “MacFUSE Compatibility Layer”, this is optional but necessary for FUSE-EXT2.Get OSXFuse from the developer (free) and run the package installer.