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sharpie

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From: Phoenix, AZ

Registered: 2008-11-16

Posts: 72

Can't access SATA drive yet it shows up in File Browser [SOLVED]

Hey guys,

I have a SATA drive that previously held all of my files for a Windows install.  It's formatted for NTFS.

It shows up in File Browser, just like my CDROM does, however double clicking it does nothing.
I can find it in /dev/ as sdb and sdb1.

Is this caused by it being NTFS and if so, how do I change its filesystem?

Last edited by sharpie (2009-03-27 00:16:29)

iBertus

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From: Greenville, NC

Registered: 2004-11-04

Posts: 2,228

Re: Can't access SATA drive yet it shows up in File Browser [SOLVED]

I assume you using GNOME based on the File Browser reference. So, you may need to install ntfs-3g before mounting an NTFS volume. If you just want to trash the files already on the drive then you can create a new filesystem by running one of the many mkfs commands as root.

sharpie

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From: Phoenix, AZ

Registered: 2008-11-16

Posts: 72

Re: Can't access SATA drive yet it shows up in File Browser [SOLVED]

I fixed it.

sudo pacman -S ntfs-3g
mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb1 /foo/bar

sharpie

Member

From: Phoenix, AZ

Registered: 2008-11-16

Posts: 72

Re: Can't access SATA drive yet it shows up in File Browser [SOLVED]

I assume you using GNOME based on the File Browser reference. So, you may need to install ntfs-3g before mounting an NTFS volume. If you just want to trash the files already on the drive then you can create a new filesystem by running one of the many mkfs commands as root.

I guess my google-foo isn't what it should be.  Thanks for the input!  I fixed it just about when you posted that. :]