Do any OS X users know of an easy way to mount XFS drives on Mac?

[ratmice]

SSIA. I would really like a way to at least get at data if the server craps out. I would prefer a native method, as VMs may be beyond my knowledge level at this point. In the past I tried OSXFUSE, but my knowledge, to get it running, was obviously inadequate. Any help would be appreciated.

[Limy]

1 hour ago, ratmice said:

SSIA. I would really like a way to at least get at data if the server craps out. I would prefer a native method, as VMs may be beyond my knowledge level at this point. In the past I tried OSXFUSE, but my knowledge, to get it running, was obviously inadequate. Any help would be appreciated.

I have not tried this, but one way would be to install VirtualBox on the mac and then create a virtual machine with a Linux that handles XFS.  You have to install the VM VirtualBox Extension Pack to get USB 3 speeds which can be found in the downloads section of https://www.virtualbox.org. 

 

You could then put the drive in a USB enclosure and you should be able to read the drive then.

 

Sorry I can't give you more detailed info, because I have not done this yet myself.

[John_M]

OSXFuse is available as a .dmg from here. Then you need the Fuse-XFS module from here, also a .dmg, so you won't have to compile anything from source. Note that it works in read-only mode - writes are not implemented - and the journal is ignored. The XFS module is alpha software and hasn't been updated for a couple of years but I used it a year or so ago and it worked on Mountain Lion. The disk won't automount but see the Readme that's included:

fuse-xfs /dev/rdisk1s1 -- /mnt/xfs

though the standard macOS mount point is below /Volumes rather than /mnt.

[ratmice]

Thank you , John. Maybe I should give OSXFUSE another try.. I only need to read so that the data doesn't get dead-ended on the drives if something gets messed up.

[ratmice]

@Limy: truthfully, that sounds like a decent option, however I am unsure that my current ability is up to the task. I have been avoiding VM utilization on my Mac, but may have to rethink it. Thanks for the answer.

[Happyjenmon]

Could you solve the problem, I now have the same problem that my NAS is down, and I do not get the disks read.

 

How did you solve the problem?

 

thanks for your help!

[JonathanM]

On 7/12/2023 at 4:10 AM, Happyjenmon said:

my NAS is down, and I do not get the disks read.

Easiest solution is to temporarily set up a trial version of Unraid on another machine and mount the drives there.

[volcs0]

On 4/30/2018 at 1:46 PM, John_M said:

OSXFuse is available as a .dmg from here. Then you need the Fuse-XFS module from here, also a .dmg, so you won't have to compile anything from source. Note that it works in read-only mode - writes are not implemented - and the journal is ignored. The XFS module is alpha software and hasn't been updated for a couple of years but I used it a year or so ago and it worked on Mountain Lion. The disk won't automount but see the Readme that's included:

fuse-xfs /dev/rdisk1s1 -- /mnt/xfs

though the standard macOS mount point is below /Volumes rather than /mnt.

This is not working on my mac running Venture 13.4. If anyone knows of a current solution that can leverage my mac to read a disk, please let me know. Thanks.