Why is MacFUSE on my computer?

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Just discovered it in my System Prefs. Don't recall seeing it before. 
2. My internet keeps dropping out and I'm trying to figure out why.
3. Do I need MacFUSE on my computer (Macbook Pro OSX 10.6.3)
What will happen if I delete it?

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by AccentCr...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2010 at 8:29

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Quite a few programs install MacFUSE along with them. That also mean that those 
programs usually need MacFUSE to function. For example apps like MacFusion and 
ExpanDrive use MacFUSE to allow you to mount ftp 
connections like hard drives.

The internet dropping out should have nothing to do with MacFUSE, never heard 
that problem being because 
of MacFUSE so I would recommend either posting on the apple support forums or 
making an appointment at 
your local Apple Store.

If you uninstall MacFUSE you shouldn't have any problems other then whatever 
Application installed it in the 
first place may cease to function correctly. So it would probably be best to 
think back to any recent install you 
have done before removing MacFUSE.

This is all just from personal experience so a Developer of MacFUSE would know 
better then me.

Original comment by grayma...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2010 at 7:30

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I came in contact with MacFUSE the same way. I don't remember installing it or 
any
notification of any app or hardware that asked me about installing it. Is there 
a
list of apps and/or hardware that install MacFUSE anywhere? Thx. Steven

Original comment by info.sas...@gmail.com on 25 Apr 2010 at 6:22

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VMWare Fusion and Parallels also use it I believe to be able to accesses drives 
from inside the VM.  As gramanfm 
said Expandrive also uses it.

Original comment by matthewv...@gmail.com on 26 Apr 2010 at 3:18

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Original comment by si...@gmail.com on 30 Apr 2010 at 7:14

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I installed Parallels and MacFUSE was installed along with it.

Original comment by rbailey...@gmail.com on 30 Jan 2011 at 10:31

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Examples of software that might install MacFUSE along with it:
- NTFS-3G / Tuxera NTFS for Mac (driver for the Windows filesystem NTFS)
- fuse-ext2 (driver for the Linux filesystem Ext2)
- VMware Fusion (for accessing virtual disks)
- Parallels Desktop (the same as above, I think)
- MacFusion
- ExpanDrive
- sshfs

Original comment by pasamio on 25 Mar 2011 at 12:52