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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
Is there a reason why I could read/write to an NTFS drive over the network?
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Yes, because it's the Windows machine that is responsible at that point for doing write operations to the NTFS drive. The Mac and the PC are talking SMB to each other, and thus the Mac really has no idea what filesystem is underneath on the Windows side.
If you needed to write to NTFS drives locally on the Mac on an ongoing basis, you can get commercial apps like Paragon, or go the non-commercial route using things like MacFuse or OSXFuse. Personally, if I needed it, I'd go with something like Paragon simply because its tested more thoroughly and supported.