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Fred-die-hard

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Registered: 2014-12-12

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[Solved] NTFS partition - how do you mount it so it's RW?

Hey, I use fstab to mount my windows partitions:

# Windows partitions
/dev/sda3  /mnt/windows_files  ntfs-3g   gid=users,dmask=022,fmask=133    0       0
/dev/sda2  /mnt/windows_system  ntfs-3g   gid=users,dmask=022,fmask=133    0       0

But I can't write to it (it seems to be read-only). I didn't manage to find the right solution at Arch Wiki at ntfs-3g page, so I am kindly asking for a help here.

EDIT: check the last comment for solution

Last edited by Fred-die-hard (2015-01-28 07:24:45)

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MK13

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From: Germany

Registered: 2014-04-12

Posts: 80

Re: [Solved] NTFS partition - how do you mount it so it's RW?

Try to add the defaults option to your fstab entries

thiagowfx

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Registered: 2013-07-09

Posts: 586

Re: [Solved] NTFS partition - how do you mount it so it's RW?

You seem to have correct configurations. Try the wiki. This setting currently works for me:

# windows
UUID=<....>			/mnt/windows	ntfs-3g		rw,uid=thiago,gid=thiago,dmask=022,fmask=133	0 0

Edit: I noticed you don't have rw.

Last edited by thiagowfx (2015-01-24 20:36:00)

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: [Solved] NTFS partition - how do you mount it so it's RW?

Do you have ntfs-3g installed?

TheSaint

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Registered: 2007-08-19

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Re: [Solved] NTFS partition - how do you mount it so it's RW?

Can you mount it manually ?

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headkase

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Registered: 2011-12-06

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Re: [Solved] NTFS partition - how do you mount it so it's RW?

Also, if you are a Windows 8/8.1/10 user then make sure to disable fast startup:

http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable- … ndows-8-1/

Otherwise if you mount your windows partition read/write you will cause file-system damage that will require CHKDSK on the next Windows boot.

To get JUST a read only Windows mount, use "ntfs" instead of "ntfs-3g".  "ntfs" is built into the kernel and is a read only module.  "ntfs-3g" is a different module and is user-space to provide read/write access.

Edit: You may be by mistake using the built-in kernel "ntfs" instead of the user-space "ntfs-3g"  Check your mount points, especially that the UUID is correct if using those.

Last edited by headkase (2015-01-25 03:14:59)

headkase

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Registered: 2011-12-06

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Re: [Solved] NTFS partition - how do you mount it so it's RW?

Edit: I noticed you don't have rw.

This.

alphaniner

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Registered: 2010-07-12

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Re: [Solved] NTFS partition - how do you mount it so it's RW?

Edit: I noticed you don't have rw.

Defaults include rw, much to my annoyance (9/10 when I mount an ntfs partition, I only intend to read from it).

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Fred-die-hard

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From: Vilnius

Registered: 2014-12-12

Posts: 24

Re: [Solved] NTFS partition - how do you mount it so it's RW?

# Windows partitions
/dev/sda3  /mnt/windows_files  ntfs-3g   rw,uid=erikas,gid=users,dmask=022,fmask=133    0       0
/dev/sda2  /mnt/windows_system  ntfs-3g   rw,uid=erikas,gid=users,dmask=022,fmask=133    0       0

yep, now it works. I must use "uid" as well thanks everyone

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