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How to Mount Windows Partitions

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How to Mount NTFS Partitions

Step By Step Guide How to Mount Windows Partitions in Feisty

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How to mount/unmount Windows partitions (NTFS) manually, and allow all users to read only

  • In this example:
/dev/hda1 is the location of Windows partition (NTFS)
Local mount folder: /media/windows
  • To mount a Windows partition: 
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount /dev/hda1 /media/windows/ -t ntfs -o nls=utf8,umask=0222
  • To unmount a Windows partition 
sudo umount /media/windows/
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How to mount/unmount Windows partitions (FAT) manually, and allow all users to read/write

  • In this example:
/dev/hda1 is the location of the Windows partition (FAT)
Local mount folder: /media/windows
  • To mount a Windows partition 
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount /dev/hda1 /media/windows/ -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000
  • To unmount a Windows partition 
sudo umount /media/windows/
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How to mount Windows partitions (NTFS) on boot-up, and allow all users to read only

  • In this example:
/dev/hda1 is the location of the Windows partition (NTFS)
Local mount folder: /media/windows 
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_backup
gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
  • Append the following line at the end of file: 
/dev/hda1    /media/windows ntfs  nls=utf8,umask=0222 0    0
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How to mount Windows partitions (FAT) on boot-up, and allow all users to read/write

  • In this example:
/dev/hda1 is the location of Windows partition (FAT)
Local mount folder: /media/windows 
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_backup
gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
  • Append the following line at the end of file 
/dev/hda1    /media/windows vfat  iocharset=utf8,umask=000  0    0
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How to mount Windows partitions (NTFS) on boot-up, and allow users read and write access

Warning: The software you will use is still in Beta. You should not enable it on production machines

  • Applications -> Add/Remove -> search for 'NTFS', you should find NTFS Configuration Tool, install it.
  • Applications -> System Tools -> NTFS Configuration Tool -> Enable Write Support (depending on your device internal/external)
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