Safely write to ntfs?

tuxy

Hey I'm using ubuntu right now and would like to know if there is a safe way to write to a ntfs partition?

Creamy Goodness

try this

http://www.ntfs-3g.org/

i've yet to use it but it look plausible.

tuxy

Thanks I'll try that.

Creamy Goodness

let me know how you get on, i'd like to try this for my mac, but haven't gotten around to it.

tuxy

Ok here's an update.
Not sure what I did wrong or even if I did something wrong but I managed to corrupt one of my partitions.
It worked for a while then after a reboot I was unable to access it.
Tried to repair it in windows but couldn't.

Oh well.

bman

ntfs-3g is quite stable at this stage. I've used it for the past 8+ months and have had no problems with it at all.

DonkeyStyle \o/

tuxy wrote:

Not sure what I did wrong or even if I did something wrong but I managed to corrupt one of my partitions.

I managed to lose one of my NTFS partitions once too during a botched linux install... amazingly windows chkdsk brought it back :eek:
Might be worth a shot if you don't have an alternative plan of action.

limerick_woody

I have also used this ntfs-3g for the last 6 months to access my vista partition without any problems - maybe you were just unlucky!

garthv

Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) safely writes to ntfs.

carbsy

So does Fedora Core 7.