Solution 1
Check product activation status.
Go to System Preferences – NTFS for Mac. Check if Activate/Buy buttons are absent (if you purchased the product) or “X days left” message is shown (for trial users). Go to solution 2 if this does not resolve the issue.
Solution 2
Paragon NTFS for Mac is fully compatible with Apple's new security policy ensuring fast, hassle-free and safe access to NTFS partitions from macOS 10.12 Sierra. Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X™ is distributed in two ways: Boxed package from Paragon Software GmbH and resellers Downloadable package over the Internet at the company’s web-site The two contain a standard DMG disk image with an installation package to automatically substitute the Mac OS X native driver (read only) for Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X. Sudo launchctl enable system/com.paragon-software.ntfsd. Sudo launchctl enable system/com.paragon-software.ntfs.loader. Next try to reboot your Mac – check driver functionality after reboot, also please check driver functionality with other devices and/or connection. Go to solution 6 if this does not resolve the issue.
Check NTFS for Mac Preferences and make sure the driver is Enabled. Go to solution 3 if this does not resolve the issue.
Solution 3
Please check if ‘com.paragon-software.ntfsd ‘ is enabled for launch in System Preferences.
Open System Preferences, then go to – Security and Privacy – Privacy – Full Disk Access
Click on lock to make changes, and Allow the component to load. Then check if the issue is resolved.
Go to solution 4 if this does not resolve the issue
Solution 4
Try to reload NTFS kext.
Execute these Terminal commands (Go to Applications – Utilities – Terminal):
sudo kextunload /Library/Extensions/ufsd_NTFS.kext
sudo kextload /Library/Extensions/ufsd_NTFS.kext
This solution does not require reboot – you should be able to check if this fixed the issue right away. Go to solution 5 if this does not resolve the issue.
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Solution 5
Enable NTFS for Mac components to load, in case if they’re not loaded or disabled.
Enter these commands in Terminal:
sudo launchctl enable system/com.paragon-software.ntfsd
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sudo launchctl enable system/com.paragon-software.ntfs.loader
Next try to reboot your Mac – check driver functionality after reboot, also please check driver functionality with other devices and/or connection. Go to solution 6 if this does not resolve the issue.
Solution 6
Reinstall the driver.
- uninstall driver (On Menu Bar, press Paragon NTFS for Mac 15- Preferences… and in General tab of Preferences GUI, press Uninstall button, or run NTFS for Mac installer and select “Uninstall Paragon NTFS for Mac“)
- reboot
- install latest version, downloaded from your MyParagon account or from product page
- reboot
- check driver functionality
If you still can’t use driver and get an error that bundle is damaged Go to solution 7 if this does not resolve the issue.
Solution 7
Fix permissions on your Mac and change ownership:.
- Open Terminal Window (Go to Applications – Utilities – Terminal), then (For OS X El Capitan, not for macOS Sierra) run command to fix permissions:
sudo /usr/libexec/repair_packages –repair –standard-pkgs –volume /
- Then run this command:
sudo chown -R root:wheel /Library/Extensions/ufsd_NTFS.kext
- Reboot
- Check driver functionality
- If problem still appears, then go to next step
If none of the above steps helped – Please Contact Support From NTFS For Mac 15 Interface.
Solution 8
Mp3 players for mac. Allow our Kernel Extension to load using Recovery Mode. Sony bridge for mac backup location.
Boot into Recovery Mode and type this into Terminal utility:
spctl kext-consent add LSJ6YVK468
Then Launch macOS and execute these commands:
sudo kextcache -clear-staging
sudo kextload /Library/Extensions/ufsd_NTFS.kext
Then launch NTFS for Mac and check if the issue is resolved.
Solution 9
Disable System Integrity Protection.
as described in this article: Compatibility With Apple System Integrity Protection (SIP) Technology
If nothing helps
Please launch Terminal and type:
sudo kextutil -vvv /Library/Extensions/ufsd_NTFS.kext
Send output to Support Team. Don’t forget to attach Verbose Logs:
- In NTFS15 menu, choose Paragon NTFS for Mac 15 – Preferences. then make sure System report format is set to Extended (Verbose mode).
- Then please reproduce your problem.
- Then find the logs archive, created using Help – Save Logs.
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