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Enable write support for NTFS flash drives in OS X
$> brew install ntfs-3g
# The exact syntax for the following commands for your system will be available in the "Caveats" section of the documentation if you run "brew info ntfs-3g"
$> sudo mv /sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs.orig
$> sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/ntfs-3g/2012.1.15/sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs
# The exact syntax for the following commands for your system will be available in the "Caveats" section of the documentation if you run "brew info fuse4x-kext"
$> sudo cp -rfX /usr/local/Cellar/fuse4x-kext/0.10.0/Library/Extensions/fuse4x.kext /Library/Extensions
$> sudo chmod +s /Library/Extensions/fuse4x.kext/Support/load_fuse4x
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