Read/Write to NTFS External HDD

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Hey all,

I have a WD 500GB External HDD that I used with my old PC. I have movies, music, pictures, etc. on it. Since I've switched over to a MacBook Pro, I can't make new files, take from, or generally use my External HDD. I'm wondering if there is anyway to allow me to use it without having to reformat. I don't want FAT32 as I can only have max 4GB files. I've seen some discussions on using a program called FUSE-something-or-other, but I believe it was talking about transferring from Mac to PC and vice-versa. Not too sure on that one. If anyone can clear this up for me and add a few suggestions, I'd be very grateful.

Thanks
 

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Well if you are running Snow Leopard you can use this NTFS Mounter.

If not you can use this NTFS-3G.
 
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Awesome! Works like a charm from what I can see. Thanks a bunch!!!
 

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