LinuxCommandLibrary

ntfs-3g

TLDR

Mount NTFS partition

$ ntfs-3g [/dev/sda1] [/mnt/windows]
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Mount read-only
$ ntfs-3g -o ro [/dev/sda1] [/mnt/windows]
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Mount with permissions
$ ntfs-3g -o uid=[1000],gid=[1000] [/dev/sda1] [/mnt]
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Mount with umask
$ ntfs-3g -o umask=[022] [/dev/sda1] [/mnt]
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Force mount dirty volume
$ ntfs-3g -o force [/dev/sda1] [/mnt]
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SYNOPSIS

ntfs-3g [options] device mountpoint_

DESCRIPTION

ntfs-3g mounts NTFS filesystems with read-write support. FUSE-based driver.
The tool enables Linux NTFS access. Full read-write capability.
ntfs-3g mounts NTFS partitions.

PARAMETERS

DEVICE

NTFS partition device.
MOUNTPOINT_
Mount location.
-o OPTIONS
Mount options.
ro
Read-only mount.
force
Force mount.
--help
Display help information.

CAVEATS

FUSE-based. May need unmount before Windows. Requires permissions.

HISTORY

ntfs-3g was created to provide full NTFS read-write support on Linux via FUSE.

SEE ALSO

mount(1), ntfsfix(1), fusermount(1)

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