Now Open Paragon UMS Plugin app, it will ask permission to access USB Storage, click on “ OK” as shown in the below image to allow it access –.It won’t be visible in file explorer by default, infact in MIUI showed us “USB storage has blank or unsupported file system”, If you encounter any such error message please ignore and proceed further.After installing Total Commander & UMS Plugin, please connect your external ntfs hard-drive or pen-drive via USB OTG on Android.this plugin is a MUST without this the NTFS drive won’t show up in total commander.Ĭlick here to Download Paragon UMS USB Plugin from Google Play. Paragon UMS USB Plugin for Total Commander.Please note that the NTFS Mount plugin we are using works only with Total Commander.Ĭlick here to Download Total Commander from Google Play. Total Comander file explorer for Android.
#Android app to read ntfs how to#
How to / Method – Read & Write to External NTFS (external Hard-drives & Pen-drives) on Android
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So, here’s a working method which will let you read as well as write to OTG connected NTFS hard-drives/pen-drives on Android that too without rooting – Although, external file explorers such as ES File Explorer let you browse through NTFS disks but they cannot write files to it. Hence, any external hard drive or USB pen-drive formatted by NTFS file system isn’t mounted on Android.
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Android OS’s USB OTG drivers by default do not support NTFS filesystem format to browse or read files from NTFS storage disks such as external Hard-drives (HDDs) & Thumb-drives.