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Samba vs Tuxera NTFS for Mac

A side-by-side look at Samba and Tuxera NTFS for Mac. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Samba

Samba

Network & Admin

Samba is an open-source software suite that provides file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. It allows Linux/Unix servers to interoperate with Windows networks, acting as a file and print server for Microsoft Windows clients.

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Tuxera NTFS for Mac

Tuxera NTFS for Mac

Os & Utilities

Tuxera NTFS for Mac is a commercial read/write NTFS driver for macOS. It allows full read/write compatibility with NTFS drives on a Mac, enabling transfer of files between Windows and macOS. It also supports special metadata and permission structures used on NTFS.

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