External HDD & Disk Utility/Terminal

Question

I wanted to be able to read/write to my Woxter external HDD which is an NFTS partition. so I tried using MacFuse. I followed these steps:
# Install the packages, MacFUSE Core first, then install NTFS3g.
# Plug in your external HD (if you have one)
# Open Disk Utility
# Click the partition you want to mount with read/write capabilities and unmount it if it is mounted by clicking the button up top.
# Click info up top and look for Disk Identifier. Mine was "disk1s1"
# Open the Terminal
# Enter the following (copy and paste) “sudo ln -s /System/Library/Filesystems/fusefs.fs/mount_fusefs /usr/bin/mount_fusefs”
The ln utility creates a new directory entry (linked file) which has the same modes as the original file. (man)
# Enter “mkdir /Volumes/ExternalWoxter” This creates the directory where you can find your files.
# Enter “sudo /usr/local/bin/ntfs-3g /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/”ExternalWoxter” -o ping_diskarb,volnameforce=”ExternalWoxter””
I´m trying to back up files from my Mac to my Woxter, disk utility tells me that I have read/write access, but I get a message saying I have insufficient privileges to be able to complete the operation - so I can´t back up the files.
Also - my woxter external HD no longer auto-mounts when I start up the mac.
And its icon has changed from the old one to a new icon, the same as the one for Network (you can see an example of this icon in the preferences menu).
Also - when I click on Macintosh HD - I have one icon for the woxter drive for EVERY TIME I have mounted the drive... it doesn´t disappear when I "eject" the drive.
Can anyone tell me how to fix this? please?
Mac-Ignoramus.

Answer 1

If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out these instructions.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:
sudo rm -i /V*/*/.DS_Store
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. Confirm. You don't need to post the warning. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
You may be prompted to remove one or more files named exactly ".DS_Store" (without the quotes.) Press the Y key and then return to confirm. Press the N key and then return if you get any other response, or just close the Terminal window.
Try again to open the volume window.