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Safely write to ntfs?

  • 29-09-2007 04:41PM
    #1
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭


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


Comments

  • #2
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,449 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    try this

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

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


  • #3
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Thanks I'll try that.


  • #4
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,449 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #5
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭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. :(


  • #6
    bman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #7
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,144 ✭✭✭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.


  • #8
    limerick_woody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭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!


  • #9
    garthv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭garthv


    Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) safely writes to ntfs.


  • #10
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭carbsy


    So does Fedora Core 7.


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