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Questions tagged [ntfs-3g]

NTFS-3G is an open source cross-platform implementation of the Microsoft Windows NTFS file system with read-write support.

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How do I get the creation date of a file on an NTFS logical volume?

I created an NTFS logical volume on my Linux system for Windows file storage because I want to retain the creation date of my files (I would probably zip them into an archive and then unzip them, though I have no idea if that would work). Does…
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Disadvantages of ntfs-3g `big_writes` mount option

man ntfs-3g makes the big_writes mount option seem like a Good Thing: big_writes This option prevents fuse from splitting write buffers into 4K chunks, enabling big write buffers to be transferred from the …
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How do I resize a windows partition without using gparted?

Suppose I have a native (i.e. coming from manufacturers) windows 7 installation on a laptop (with an SSD device, BIOS/MBR partition table if that matters). The partition on the device is completely allocated and dedicated to windows. I now want to…
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Is NTFS under linux able to save a linux file, with its chown and chmod settings?

I'm having some doubts about how to install and allow Linux to correctly read/write to a NTFS formatted harddrive used as backup of various machines (windows included, that's how I need NTFS). For now, I've read some pages and I have the feeling I…
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Do any archive utilities exist that can preserve the date created file attribute on NTFS-3G?

I tried the -X switch on zip, but that did not save the date created attribute. I can get it using this method. When a file is added to a zip archive using 7-Zip, it preserves the date created and date accessed attributes. I would like to do the…
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ntfs-3g: Input/output error

For the past 3 days (after an update) my Debian Jessie refuses to mount NTFS disks. I reinstalled libfuse2 and ntfs-3g, yet I get the same Input/output error I tried the same disks under Windows 7 and OSX Mavericks (using ntfs-3g) and they work…
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Allowing user to read only parts of NTFS filesystem

After installing ntfs-3g I have an option in nautilus to mount a Windows directory but I need to give root password. While I have no objection to giving root password I would prefer to be restricted to permission of corresponding Windows user (i.e.…
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Why do I need ntfs-3g when I have already enabled NTFS support in the kernel?

When configuring the kernel I see an option to add read-write support for NTFS. Then when mounting my NTFS partition I still have to install ntfs-3g and pass ntfs-3g as the type. I thought if I add NTFS support in the kernel then I wouldn't have to…
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Disable of coloring for ls on NTFS filesystems

I like to have the output of ls colored so I quickly can spot files of specific types, however I have a separate disk in my computer which uses a ntfs-3g filesystem, this means that everything has rwxrwxrwx. Here is the output of ls -l -a in a…
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Remove ntfs-3g compression (both directory and filesystem)

man mkfs.ntfs says: -C, --enable-compression Enable compression on the volume. If I have a volume made with this option, how do I later disable compression? Also, how do I disable compression on a per-folder basis, and have this…
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umount an external ntfs drive as non-root

I have ntfs-3g installed, and use this udev rule to auto mount external drives automatically. When I try umount it as non-root, it says: umount: /media/umm is not in the fstab (and you are not root) The device mounts as: /dev/sdc1 fuseblk 150G …
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fstab mount options for umask, fmask, dmask for ntfs with noexec

I have a ntfs partition and when I mount it with default options in fstab I get for files and directories: rwxrwxrwx = 0777 Obviously ntfs does not support "noexec" option and I do not want 'x' flag to the files and directories. So I'd like to ask…
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Data recovery after Copying file to block device

I have an NTFS formatted USB Hard drive that has my personal files backup. Today I mounted the drive to an Oracle Linux system and copied a regular file using the below command (please see below commands). By mistake I used the device file /dev/sdb1…
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Unable to mount NTFS partition from user account

I'm trying to mount a Windows ntfs partition on openSuse 11.4. When I mount it using the root account (either directly or via sudo) it mounts without problems. But when I try mounting it without any root privileges, it gives me the following…
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How does Linux kernel deal with Windows NTFS filesystem?

I am reading a text (R. W. Smith LPIC_1 study Guide) that says: Linux can reliably read NTFS and can overwrite existing files, but the Linux kernel can’t write new files to an NTFS partition. What does it mean that the "kernel" cannot write new…
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