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unable to write to ntfs

  Date: Dec 28    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 493
  

i have this secondary hdd which i'm not able to write to.. its an
ntfs drive.Writing works sometimes, its kind of weird, if i try
creating a folder it gives me an erorr saying Error "Unsupporting
Operation" Creating new folder .. but if i delete a file and then
try.. the im able to create a folder.. but only one.. then no write
access again.the system log says "Not enough space to extend mft data"
but i have around 45gb free space in that drive..

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Answer #1    Answered On: Dec 28    

NTFS is not a drive, but a Microsoft file system. Since this is a Linux forum, I
am not sure why you need our help or what exactly you are trying to do.

If you want to write to a NTFS drive from an installed Linux OS then we need to
know more about your setup. What distro? What is in the fstab?

If it is formatted in NTFS, is Windows installed on the drive? More information
is needed.



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Answer #2    Answered On: Dec 28    

yes i want to write to the ntfs drive..it has no windows in it.. im
using ubuntu ..fdisk output

/dev/hdb1 1 30401 244196001 7 HPFS/NTFS

 
Answer #3    Answered On: Dec 28    

you said you have a secondary hard drive that has ntfs
partition which Im assuming to mean that you are duel booting and you
want to be able to access your other data.

First, have you searched the Ubuntu forums? If so, please post what
you have already tried.

Second, what version of Ubuntu/Kubuntu are you running?

 
Answer #4    Answered On: Dec 28    

im using ubuntu gutsy.. no dual boot.. only ubuntu..i have tried the
ntfs-3g didnt work, also tried ntfsfix command.. didnt work..i have an
external usb hdd which is ntfs.. that works well

 
Answer #5    Answered On: Dec 28    


managed to get it working.. thanks to all of you..I removed
the drive from my pc and made it an external usb drive and connected
it to a xp pro machine.. and did that "safely remove hardware"
thingy.. then connected it back to my ubuntu machine..

 
Answer #6    Answered On: Dec 28    


fstab output

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# -- This file has been automaticly generated by ntfs-config --
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# Entry for /dev/hda1 :
UUID=163cc188-1844-4b1c-9df1-0fc25fea05b0 / ext3
defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# Entry for /dev/hda5 :
UUID=f8db8b78-efae-448c-bf3e-3bda5b157c88 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec 0 0

 
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