How To Add Ntfs Drive To Ubuntu

[aLeXv305]

I just installed Ubuntu as a second OS and installation went smoothly. Now I need to find out how to access all my files on my other harddrive. How do I transfer my files over to my Ubuntu OS? I know its a different file system.

 

Thanks.

[Overclocker16]

Linux doesn't handle NTFS very well. Although there are way... I don't remember exactly...

 

You'd be better off with Fat32.

[upok]

Which version of Ubuntu?

[oblivescence]

actually most linux distros support ntfs nowadays.

 

Here is what you want to do:

1. make a directory where you want it mounted too

mkdir /wherever/the/heck/you/want

2. mount the drive, Ubuntu names its drives strangely, most distros put them as /dev/hdc or /dev/hda1 or stuff like that, ubuntu's is still in /dev, but i forget their naming scheme. By the way, sudo gives you root like permissions.

sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/something/something/something

3. go into the /wherever/the/heck/you/want directory and you should see all your files. If not try changing permissions. If you are too lazy to worry about security just give the /wherever/the/heck/you/want directory 777 permission. Though I do suggest you learn what the differecnt permssions mean eventually.

sudo chmod 777 /wherever/the/heck/you/want

 

good luck. should work i think