How to copy files to read-only NTFS hard drive on a Mac

<> How to copy files to read-only NTFS hard drive on a Mac

| Format the drive as FAT-32

This is the obvious answer to those who don't want to install software that potentially could harm their data (which is always the case with hacks / unstable software). Re-format the drive to FAT-32, which both Windows and OS X can read and write out of the box.

This is of course not a solution for files larger than 4GB.

| NTFS-3G via GUI installation

This is a free version (there's also a paid one, and the free one's a bit harder to find).

First, download and install MacFUSE.
Then, download NTFS-3G, a free NTFS driver. Download the latest version from here and install it.

You will have a new option in System Preferences that enables you to write to NTFS drives.