Writing to an NTFS memory stick

[johne53]

If I plug a memory stick into my Galaxy Flip 3 it only comes up as writable if it's FAT. If it's NTFS Android reports it as read-only. But I've heard about an app which allows Android to write to NTFS memory sticks. Does anyone know what it's called or is it maybe just vapourware?

[Pugs1957]

Could it be this exFAT/NTFS for USB by Paragon Software – Apps on Google Play

[johne53]

Thanks. I just installed the Paragon app but it doesn't seem very intuitive... let's say I've some images taken with the phone camera. Usually I select them and copy to the clipboard. When I next mount a (non-NTFS) USB stick I'll be presented with an option to copy the clipboard objects onto the USB stick.

But with an NTFS stick and the Paragon app,  I can't figure out how transfer images (or anything else) from the phone onto the USB stick. I've managed to create new folders on the NTFS stick but once the folders are created, I can't seem to put anything into them 😞

[antikythera]

Use Manage files but the feature may be behind an in-app pay to use. The program isn't free, you essentially have a trial version that can open and view files but not do much else without paying for full NTFS file management features. Also it's not been updated since 2020

[johne53]

Thanks Big Cheese but I'm not quite sure what you mean... is Manage files a feature within the Paragon app - or some alternative app I could try?

[antikythera]

It's part of the Paragon app according to the details on Google Play store. Ignore that Big Cheese rubbish, it's some random member community level name

[johne53]

Thanks antikythera I found it... it seems to let me copy and move files within the USB stick (and create folders etc) but I've yet to find any way to transfer things between the USB stick and the phone. To be honest, it'll make life a lot simpler if I stop using NTFS and just reformat the USB stick as FAT or exFAT !!