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I am new to Linux I have Ubuntu 17.04 dual booted along with windows 10.

I am unable to create new folder, file , paste a folder/file to the D drive (Found in other locations in Linux Ubuntu).

However I am able to view and read the data present in my D drive(of windows) in Ubuntu but unable to make changes.

Is there any way to make changes like adding a folder or file to the drive?

Thanks.

Hemal Mamtora
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  • Boot Windows, disable fast startup ans shutdown (rebooting only may override the changes). Problem solved. –  Aug 01 '17 at 20:58
  • Which file format is your drive d? am sure its NTFS, if so you cannnot write because its mounted as read only filesystem – saviour123 Aug 01 '17 at 21:46
  • @savior123 doesn't have to do anything with NTFS though. Linux should be able to write to it. But when Windows isn't shutdown correctly it holds a lock on the drive anyway in this case he also wouldn't be able to read. Please add the output of ls -l /media/ to your post. My first guess would be probably you mounted the drive with sudo permissions and now cannot write to it with normal user permissions. – derHugo Aug 02 '17 at 05:30
  • @derHugo I could access the files after restarting back then(problem solved). Used Ubuntu over an year now. I got the same problem again and now even if i restart, i am unable to edit or delete or add files to the drive – Hemal Mamtora Mar 29 '18 at 06:02

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NB. This is not necessarily the solution, but it is a practice that helps prevent your problem.

As noted by @Hemal, Windows did not shut down properly, technically. To ensure that Windows shuts down properly, you need to shut it down the proper way.

i.e.

  1. Press Win+X
  2. Navigate to shutdown using directional arrows
  3. Hold down Shift while pressing Enter

This procedure completely shuts down your windows and releases all drives of the machine.

zx485
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Meekdenzo
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Solutions: Any one of the three will solve the problem, try in the order as shown:

  1. Check if windows is Shut down properly. Just start windows and shut it down.

  2. Just unmount and remount the file system with root user permissions as shown here.

  3. Disable fast startup from windows

Hemal Mamtora
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