For 64-bit Snow Leopard, read this: MacFUSE for 64-bit Snow Leopard.
For 32-bit Mac OS X, install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X (free) (does not work in 64-bit mode).
For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon (approx $20) (Best Choice for Lion and later).
Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives:.
You can use this format if you only use the drive with Mac OS X, or use it for backups of your Mac OS X internal drive, or if you only share it with one Windows PC (with MacDrive installed on the PC).
Mac OS X: Mac OS Extended format (HFS Plus) volume and file limits.
To Read/Write HFS+ from Windows, Install MacDrive To Read HFS+ (but not Write) from Windows, Install HFSExplorer
Required for Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! backups of Mac OS X system files.
Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Don't use case-sensitive) HFS+ (Hierarchical File System, a.k.a.