Feb 6 2008

Mount NTFS File System in Ubuntu (debian)

Steps:

1) sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g

Installs ntfs-3g library
2) sudo fdisk -l

Shows all the disk drives
3) sudo mkdir /media/windowsC

Create a directory for mounting your NTFS file system

4) sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak

Take a backup of old conf file

5) gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

Edit the configuration file

6) /dev/sda2 /media/windowsC ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0

Add the above line to the end of that file. (Here sda2 is the ntfs partition, getting from fdisk -l )

Restart ubuntu and you can see the ntfs filesystem mounted on /media/windowsC

TAGS: linux, mount, ntfs, ubuntu

Bipin said:

hello sajith
I have a doubt.Is it nesessary to install the packege that u told because in my ubuntu system the ntfs got mounted without installing the pakage you mentioned.Also when i searched with apt-cache i cant find any packege like you mentioned.

February 21st, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Sajith M.R said:

i dont know. in my case i needed to install that package for mounting ntfs file system.

February 21st, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Raki said:

Hello,

The ntfs can be reset while installing or formatting the system.

April 7th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
gmullen said:

This worked great thank you so much

September 21st, 2008 at 10:54 am

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