Try it on your own risk but I strongly recommend the first solution which is easy and convenient. Note: I haven’t used this tool and can’t say anything about what they have promised.Īlthough reading Ext4 format on macOS is no longer an impossible task, it is frustrating when Apple does not support this format. If you want to buy software, it is available for 40$
#Macfuse mount ext4 software#
Software such as Paragon offers a free trial version, but to be safe, you should back up your hard drive first, in case there is a problem. Instead, use another file system like ExFAT or try the commercial option listed below If you need to move files back and forth on a shared drive with Linux, this method is not recommended. If you try to use these tools to write to an Ext4 drive, you may lose data. As long as you are mounting read-only drives, as what is being done in this solution, you will not have many risks. ext4fuse.rbĪlthough these tools can help you read Ext4 formatted hard drives, they are not stable.
#Macfuse mount ext4 install#
(See issue #66 on GitHub), so instead use the following commands to install it: curl -s -o ext4fuse.rb īrew install -formula -build-from-source. Just make sure to use different directory names to mount them.Īttempting to install ext4fuse with brew results in an error. If your drive has multiple partitions, you can mount them using the same steps as above.
Now, navigate to the ‘/ tmp /’ directory in the Finder and you will see the contents of the partition listed. Then, run the following command to mount the hard drive: sudo ext4fuse /dev/disk3s1 ~/tmp/ext4_support_PARTITION -o allow_otherĮxt4_support above can be any name you choose.
Save the partition ID (will look like /dev/disk3s1). To do this, run the following command: diskutil list On the Mac you can install the MacFUSE bundle, which will allow you to mount ext4 filesystems as though they are native filesystems, in order to mount that. brew install ext4fuseĪfter installing the Ext4 support software, you now need to determine the hard drive you want to mount.
The easiest way to install ext4fuse is to use Homebrew.įirst, download and install macFUSE from their releases page or install it using Homebrew. You need to install some software, namely macFUSE (replaced osxfuse) and ext4fuse. If you regularly use Ext4 formatted drives and / or need to copy multiple files from there to the macOS drive, you need a better option. Just install a version of Ubuntu, or whatever your Linux distribution of choice is, in a virtual machine host like VirtualBox, then mount the drive as you would any other and read away. Fortunately, there are several ways to handle this situation. If you plug in a hard drive, Mac won’t recognize it.
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