Microsoft's file system, used in Windows NT (2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, etc.).
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Does copying files from NTFS to EXT4 degrade/corrupt the files?
The reason I ask is I am very new to Ubuntu, but I want to get into mobile development. I installed Ubuntu alongside windows 8 but it just doesn't run quite as well as I would expect so a friend ...
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Automount NTFS drives before startup applications
Before I start, I just what to point out that I know how to automount an NTFS drive.
My problem is that my dropbox folder is on one of the ntfs drivers that I automounted... When ubuntu starts up, it ...
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Mounting a directory
I have a directory in the /dev dir called media/windows. I need to mount the /windows directory to a ntfs file system partition in /dev called sbd1. I have tried mount /dev/media/windows /dev/sdb1 and ...
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File operations not permitted on ntfs file system on Thoshiba 1TB external hard disk in Ubuntu 11.10
Recently I buy a Thoshiba external hard disk. And I make a NTFS partition. Now it is read only mode in Ubuntu 11.10. Now I can't able to copy from my system / create folder in HDD. But copying from ...
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how to install windows after deleting a linux partition [closed]
So I used to have linux but I screwed my computer up in attempt to get windows. Now i don't have an operating System just gparted. I have one partition its 499 gb and Ntfs . Yet whenever I try to ...
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file copy to ntfs usb drive from ext4 very very slow [duplicate]
I am getting very slow copy speeds (506.4 kB/sec is average) when copying files from my ext root partition or any other ext4 partition onto an external usb ntfs partition. When I was using Ubuntu 11 ...
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How can I share NTFS drive between Ubuntu PC
I am just installing Ubuntu 12.04 in my office in two PC. Every PC have some NTFS formated drive. So I want to share them between these two PCs. Please help me regent if possible.
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Losing saved file in an NTFS partition after booting into Windows 8 [duplicate]
I saved a file in an NTFS partition shared between Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 8. When I booted to Windows 8, the file was gone. I booted back to Ubuntu and the file wasn't there. I repeated the process ...
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Unable to mount Iomega HDD
Need help to read files off of an external hard drive.
Unable to mount Iomega HDD
Error mounting /dev/sdb1 at /media/justin/Iomega HDD:
Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o ...
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1answer
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How to install windows 8, on a computer completely running ubuntu? [closed]
I tried booting from the dvd to install windows 8, but unfortunately I can only install windows 8 on an ntfs hdd. So i got GParted, but I can't create a new partition. I was thinking I could hook up ...
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2answers
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Cannot mount NTFS partition in Ubuntu 13.04
After I installed Ubuntu 13.04, I can't mount my NTFS partition.
Error mounting /dev/sda5 at /media/mrxfly/xFLyDiskData:
Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o ...
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Convert 750GB NTFS USB drive to universally compatible file format from Lucid command line
So I have a 750GB USB drive (technically it's a housed 2.5inch drive but I have only laptops with no free bays, nor eSATA adaptors) which is currently formatted to NTFS. It's currently only using 23Gb ...
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4answers
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Problem to enter in NTFS partition
Sorry if this question is already solved.
I was change my Operative System. (Windows to LInux Ubuntu 13.04). I have 2 partitions 1:C(system) and 2:M (It's NTFS, there I have any information, music, ...
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ntfsresize -b -f not working chkdsk /r freezing
I've got a failing hard drive. Don't have the funds atm to buy a new hard drive. So I need to hold up. My main operating system is now ubuntu which is able to run the hard drive fine without any ...
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How to backup Ubuntu partition via Windows?
I wanted to make a backup of my Ubuntu (12.04) partition before upgrading to 13.04, but I've come up against a snag. None of the tools I can find can make an image of the currently-mounted drive - ...
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NTFS-3G permissions and inherit fstab flag
I'm trying to user a NTFS filesystem with full ACS's set just like windows.
Everything is working fine except the permissions set to created files.
Here is my environment:
fstab:
...
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Lost Steam games stored in NTFS partition upon upgrading to 13.04; can't re-add Steam Library Folder
I used a Live DVD to upgrade to 13.04. However, this reset my fstab file, which I had previously set up to auto-mount using pysdm. Because of this, when I reinstalled Steam, it was unable to detect ...
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Nonresponsive while copying files
I just switched from Win8 to Ubuntu 13.04 as my sole OS and it's pretty nice overall. But as the last time I tried using Linux I see I still have problems simply moving large files around and ...
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1answer
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Is possible to make virtual host in a NTFS partition?
I am using Ubuntu and Windows. When I use Windows, i can't access my file in var/www of my Linux partition. So I try to make virtual host and DirectoryRoot in my NTFS partition.
I will combine WAMP ...
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1answer
180 views
unable to mount windows partition
I can't mount the windows 8 partition. I have shut it down properly. When I try to open up in devices, it gives me the following error:
Unable to mount 413 GB Filesystem
Error mounting: mount ...
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0answers
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Can not mount a Drive
I am having an issue with trying to mount a hard drive that was from a old laptop which no longer works. When I try to mount the drive I get this message
Error mounting /dev/sda2 at ...
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1answer
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What to do when GParted tells me: ERROR: NTFS is inconsistent?
I bought a Seagate Expansion 1TB Drive few month's ago. It was working smooth until 3 to 4 days ago, when this problem struck me.
I plugged it to my laptop in Windows 7 (I have Dual Boot, Ubuntu ...
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Transmission causes mount.ntfs use up to 100% of CPU
Today I tried to download a large file (12 Gib) and save it to a folder on an NTFS drive using Transmission bit-torrent client. When the download reached approximately 60-70% Transmission started ...
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NFS does not see underlying NTFS
I have an internet sharing server which is connected with a hdd with music I'd like to listen via wifi.
I have tried creating a samba or ftp share, but they are so slow (or I just do not know how to ...
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56 views
Can't automount two partitions at login
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.
I wanted two of my NTFS partitions automounted on startup, so I followed the instructions on Ubuntu documentation ...
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1answer
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'mount -t ntfs-3g' Fails (exit code 1) but 'ntfs-3g' Succeeds
I'm currently on 12.04LTS and I've installed a couple of updates. (not sure which)
Now my nautilus cannot mount any NTFS partition (complaining about exit code 1), and indeed
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g ...
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56 views
Unable to make files executable (on ntfs filesystem mounted as rw)
I'm baffled. I've looked around for awhile on this but nobody seems to have quite the issue I do.
I have an ntfs partition for all of my stuff, and I want to run some programs off of it. However, I ...
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1answer
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Ntfs mount locked after suspend
Hopefully, I didn't miss this being asked by someone else, but I have an ntfs mount that gets locked up after I suspend my laptop. Maybe it's because the wifi has to reconnect after starting up ...
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1answer
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Windows filesystems on Ubuntu
I currently have 2 hard drives, 1 running my Windows OS and all my applications, and another for saving all my chunky media files.
If I was to wipe my hard drive which holds Windows and install ...
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1answer
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While installing Ubuntu I used replace Windows with Ubuntu option. Did it delete my private data?
I had 3 Partitions:
Local Disk C: with Windows installed
D: and E: with my data.
While installing Ubuntu, I used:
Replace Windows With Ubuntu Option
Have I lost my data in D: and E: also? ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 can't mount a partition with Windows 8
I can't mount my other partition with Windows 8, I have Ubuntu 12.10 amd64:
Error mounting /dev/sda1 at /media/ricardo/003E8A7D3E8A6C0A: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o ...
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Unable to mount NTFS [duplicate]
I cannot mount my ntfs drive. I have got this error:
ntfs_attr_pread_i: ntfs_pread failed: Input/output error
Failed to read NTFS $Bitmap: Input/output error
NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is ...
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SFS Windows partition after Ubuntu Install
I installed Ubuntu to dual boot with Windows 7 64-bit on another laptop of mine and encountered a problem. Here is what happened:
I shrunk the Windows partition to create space for Ubuntu
I ran ...
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2answers
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How to make it impossible to mount an ntfs partition?
I have this external HDD, which has two partitions: one ext4 and one ntfs. However, when I connect it to some devices, the ntfs-3g driver goes crazy and stays in a loop of ...
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Windows NTFS partition shows up as HFS+
I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 (beta 2) on my MacBook. Was using Windows 8 (with no OS X) up until today, and I've decided to move to Ubuntu 13.04 today.
However, I have a storage partition formatted as NTFS ...
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mounting complex ddresuce image
I cloned a disk using ddrescue and got below result by executing mmls.
mint@mint ~ $ mmls test.img
DOS Partition Table
Offset Sector: 0
Units are in 512-byte sectors
Slot Start End ...
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Mount symantec pgp encrypted HDD in ubuntu
My laptop uses windows 7 with pgp whole disk encryption product from Symantec.
Today, the laptop crashed & is now showing some windows recovery related errors. (I am unable to boot to windows.)
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Windows Installer - Does it wipe drive
My RAID array is dying and I had planned to install a distro on my backup drive to boot into as my CD drive is junked and my old 780i refuses to boot from USB. I downloaded the installer MSI. I see ...
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does big_writes option in mount command can cause file corruption?
I've been transferring huge files about 5 gb from ext4 to ntfs and I have noticed the slow write speed about 1.5 to 2 MBps sometimes about 900 KBps. Now I've found out that adding "big_writes" option ...
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Konsole appearance. Directories in mounted NTFS partition and home directory
I see that directories in mounted NTFS partition and in my $HOME look different. How to make directories from the NTFS partition look like the directories from my $HOME?
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Dual Boot Win7 Ubuntu 12.10 use 2nd HDD for all My Docs
My current setup is that I have:
1TB HDD split with Windows OS and Ubuntu OS (with system and Swap of course)
2TB HDD for all my docs
What I want to be able to do is whether I am in Windows or Ubuntu ...
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1answer
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access windows file system problem [duplicate]
i'm using ubuntu 12.10 and its a dual boot.till yesterday i'v access windows through ubuntu.but today when i try to access windows through ubuntu it shows error message. here it is,
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Not able to change permission of a file to add +x [duplicate]
I am not able to understand what is the issue here ?
vks@vksTP:~/dropbox/shells$ ll sssh.sh
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1218 Mar 17 17:58 sssh.sh
vks@vksTP:~/dropbox/shells$ sudo chmod +x sssh.sh
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Install a software throe wine on ntfs partition
I have a question I want to install windows software, but I do not have enough space on ext4 partition, so if I install the software on ntfs directory will the software run as it would run on ext/home ...
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2answers
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Removed windows and now am unable to mount formerly shared partition
I just removed my windows 8 partition, but not ubuntu (Raring) will not let me mount a ntfs partition I was using as a shared space. Here is the error:
Error mounting /dev/sda3 at ...
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Recover data from NTFS partition after being formatted to ext4
I understand this is EXTREMELY unlikely, I was just wondering if someone might have a tip or two?
I have an external 500GB HDD that was formatted to NTFS and I (VERY stupidly...) left it plugged in ...
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NTFS Corrupted HDD
I just installed a new HDD in my computer. I booted up and formated it in NTFS and copied about 500 GB of Videos onto it. My computer (few hours later) froze while a was watching a video off that ...
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1answer
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Problem when changing permissions of a folder in a NTFS filesystem
While trying to make a DAAP server work, with tangerine, I realized that my music library doesn't has read permissions for all users, but has all the permissions for the owner and the group (tangerine ...
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1answer
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How to give priority to auto-mount on boot in Ubuntu 12.10?
One of those things that I like in Ubuntu 12.10, is that for some reason my ntfs partition is automatically mounted on boot, without having to use some application like ntfs-config.
However, it's not ...
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Copying a Back in Time backup to an NTFS partition
Because I'm using a laptop, I've set up Back in Time to back up to a folder stored on my only hard disk, /backup. I'd like to once in a while copy that backup folder onto an external USB hard drive, ...
