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Formatting a drive in windows 7 before installing ubuntu from bootable dvd
Pretty simple question i think.
I am going to install a 2terabyta SATA drive in my PC, I want to partion it using windows disk manager (a 500gig for Ubuntu the other 1500 for storage)
If i choose ...
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How can I mark an external drive as not read-only?
I have an external 320GB Samsung drive, which got marked as read only after I put a system on suspend a while back and then pulled the drive out. I had forgotten to unmount the drive before doing so, ...
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Best filesystem for a shared data space?
I want to have a partition mounted to both Window's "My Documents" and Ubuntu's "My Documents". What are the advantages and disadvantages of FAT and NTFS? Is there an accepted standard or common way ...
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cat /proc/filesystems does not list vfat
I'm trying to read an SD card formatted with a FAT32 filesystem. It can be read in windows, but not in Ubuntu.
When I tried cat /proc/filesystems, this was the output:
> cat /proc/filesystems
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How to delete/edit files from readonly filesystem
I am having problem with my memory device (actually a memory card that act external memory device like pendrive).
experimentx@workmateX:/var/www/zendtest$ sudo rm ...
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What's the best filesystem to share between OS X and Ubuntu?
Got a MacBook Air 3,1 11" w/ 128GB SSD. Configuring for dual boot. I intend to have a shared drive where I'll store my media. What filesystem is best?
They say FAT32 is best for cross-platform ...
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How to format FAT32 filesystem infected with windows virus and that is write protected
I have a pendrive with FAT32 filesystem. it is infected with virus dont know which but has autorun.inf and create exe file within folder. I tried to format it with various filesystems and even try to ...
