exFAT SSD works fine on Windows but not on macOS (error -43, can’t delete files)

Hey everyone,

I really need help before I lose my mind. I have a 2TB portable SSD formatted as exFAT so I can use it across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

It was working fine, but now on macOS I keep running into these two problems:

1. Copying files from SSD to Mac: I get the error:

“The operation can’t be completed because one or more required items can’t be found. (Error code -43)”

1. Deleting files from SSD on Mac: I get the error:

“The item ‘filename’ can’t be moved to the Trash because it’s in use.”

On Windows, everything works perfectly — I can copy, paste, and delete without any issues. On macOS, it just refuses to cooperate.

I’ve already tried every solution I could find online (safe boot, checking disk utility, terminal commands, etc.) but nothing worked.

Has anyone experienced this before? Is there any reliable fix?

Thanks in advance.