Access NTFS from Linux. How to Mount and use Windows files stored on an NTFS partition from Linux. The following tutorial explains how to gain access to a Windows NTFS partition using Linux. Reading or accessing NTFS partitions in Linux is important for many reasons. Some users repair Windows Operating environments using Linux, while others use a dual boot operating environment and would like to have access to their Windows File system.
The good news is that it is not complicated to Access NTFS from Linux. As a matter of fact, for those using a Linux version derived from Debian, (I.E. Ubuntu, Knoppix, etc...) the process can be accomplished in just a matter of seconds.
How to Mount and Access NTFS from Linux
NOTE: In step four of the following tutorial, replace hdx1 with your actual partition found in step two. For example hda1, hdb2, sda1, etc.
1. Open a terminal ctrl+alt+x and then type
sudo su
2. Then to locate your Windows NTFS partition, type
fdisk -l
(make note of which partition contains the NTFS file system)
3. To create a directory to use for mounting the NTFS partition, type
mkdir /media/windows
4. Next, to mount the NTFS filesystem in Linux, type
mount /dev/hdx1 /media/windows/ -t ntfs -o nls=utf8,umask=0222
5. To move to the Windows directory, type
cd /media/windows
6. Finally, to list the files on the NTFS partition, type
ls
Notes: Alternately, you can navigate to the media/windows directory outside of terminal to view and access the NTFS files.
To unmount the Windows NTFS partition, from the terminal simply type
umount /media/windows/
