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A Microsoft file system, used in Windows NT (2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10)

NTFS (New Technology File System) is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.

NTFS supersedes the FAT file system as the preferred file system for Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. NTFS has several improvements over FAT and HPFS (High Performance File System) such as improved support for metadata and the use of advanced data structures to improve performance, reliability, and disk space utilization, plus additional extensions such as security access control lists (ACL) and file system journaling.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS

Ubuntu can read and write files on NTFS filesystems. This makes NTFS partitions useful as storage common to Ubuntu and Windows system partitions. Importantly, NTFS does not support Linux file permissions (though some control is possible by adjusting mount options) so it is not suitable for an Ubuntu root / or /home partition.

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Repair whole NTFS filesystem

I'm searching for useful tools for repairing a whole NTFS partition / drive, not only specific files. My usecase: I'm trying to clone a netbook drive via partimage. Unfortunately the NTFS partition has errors and partimage says it could not…
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NTFS Partition is mounted as read only

It's my first time installing Ubuntu. I deleted Windows and installed Ubuntu 17.04 but there is a problem NTFS Partitions are mounted as read only. What do I need to do?
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Can you copy files with invalid filenames to ntfs and change the name automatically?

I have a bunch of files spread over a lot of folders in an ext4 disk. Some of those files have illegal characters for ntfs (like : or | ) and so I get errors when I try to copy them to be seen in Windows. Is there any tool that will let me copy the…
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Using NTFS file system in Ubuntu, does it harm hard disk?

I have created NTFS file partition drive with some space leftin Ubuntu, does using NTFS format drive ok to use or should I convert it to ext4? Are there any disadvantages of using NTFS file system in Ubuntu?
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How to repair bad sectors on ntfs partition

I accidentally unplug the power line of my laptop, which seems cause some bad sectors on my hard drive. The partitions of that hard drive are all in ntfs format, is there a tool or a way to repair it under Ubuntu?
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12.10 install overwrote my windows partition

Recently decided to switch back to Ubuntu. I have a 3TB drive which was running win7. I had 3 partitions. c: for windows d: data e: data Have installed ubuntu before so 'thought' I knew what I was doing. I using netbootin I installed from a usb…
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ntfsfix can't come to an end

After I executed: ntfsfix /dev/sda1 It gets stuck. The last output line in the Terminal is: Going to empty the journal ($LogFile)... OK And a blinking cursor. Mounting ro is possible, File system seems to be OK but Windows can't…
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Copying files to an NTFS marks them as "shared" in Vista

I can mount and copy files to an NTFS partition just fine from Ubuntu. However all the folders I copy end up being market as "shared" ("Freigabe" in german) when viewed from Windows Vista side and I have to manually unshare them on Vista. What is…
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does big_writes option in mount command can cause file corruption?

I've been transferring huge files about 5 gb from ext4 to ntfs and I have noticed the slow write speed about 1.5 to 2 MBps sometimes about 900 KBps. Now I've found out that adding "big_writes" option to the mount command would speed it up to about…
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Speeding up copying between harddrives

I have about 15gb of data that I wish to copy from my NTFS external harddrive connected via USB to the ext4 partition of my harddrive. While copying from my laptop's NTFS harddrive the rate was about 20mb/s. In the opposite direction, however, the…
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ubuntu 12.10 ntfs Error splicing file: Value too large for defined data type

When files are copied from Windows 7/8 NTFS partition, it throws the following error on some files. "Error splicing file: Value too large for defined data type" These files are not random. The copy operation consistently fails on certain files.…
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mount.ntfs slowing computer without taking up CPU , showing "disk sleep"

I have two NTFS partitions mounted in my filesystem. One of them hosts my projects, so it is very important. Every so often, my computer gets sluggish, sometimes to the point of almost freezing up. I noticed that whenever that happens, the process…
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input/output error on NTFS drive when path is very long

I seemed to have hit a bug in the underlying sub-system handling NTFS drives. I cannot seem to work with file paths that are more than 155 or so characters long (count includes "/mount/user/"). If the total file path is 152 characters or less…
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Why is ntfs-3g not included anymore by default?

Why is ntfs-3g not included anymore in Ubuntu 11.10? Now I can't write to my NTFS partition. Just curiosity, why the change?
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS cant recognize ntfs partition

I have dual boot with ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Windows 8.1. I have 4 ntfs partition in my laptop, one for windows and 3 for my media clips. Sometimes the ntfs partition not showing in my ubuntu, on that time I reboot and saw my ntfs partition in ubuntu…
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