hi, I run into increasing problems moving files between disks, specifically NTFS

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hi, I run into increasing problems moving files between disks, specifically NTFS

I am restructuring my digital history, totally more than 80 terabyte. I have severe and increasing problems moving files from and to external disks, specifically if NTSFS disks are involved. Does anybody have suggestions, if possible with reasonable performance? I have a MacMini M1 and a MacBook Pro M4.

Mac mini, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 26, 2025 12:06 PM

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MartinR

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Oct 26, 2025 2:39 PM in response to jav05

Please describe the problem in more detail. Especially what is/are the "FROM" drives and the "TO" drives. And are you using the two Macs as an intermediary between the source & destination drives? If so, pleae describe your setup.

FWIW, macOS can read NTFS formatted drives but not write to them. Are you using NTFS for Mac or similar utility to enable writes to NTFS drives?

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