Hi,
As you know, Linux allows you to mount a Windows partitions and see/retrieves files from it. the opposite is not true, Windows can't give you access to a Linux partition.
so for Dual-boot users, it is problematic to have 2 data partitions and have to copy the files to the other data partition.
so there how to share the same partition between them:
CASE 1 :
The NTFS Partition (aka Windows data partition) is already present, follow the steps below:
1- Run the following command to find the correct UUID number for the existing ntfs partition.
in my case:
my Windows Data partition (where all my windows files are) is sda6
2- Create a mount point for the existing partition to live in.
it means , create a folder where the Windows partition will be linked , indeed Linux works via Directories
"your username" and "name of the folder "will be replaced by your username made when you installed Linux and the name of the folder you will use for linking the Windows partition.
on my case : /home/umbra/Data
3- Then add a line to the end of "fstab" file
this file must be open with your text editor as administrator , it is located in:
Computer/File System/etc/fstab
Changing "DA9056C19056A3B3" by the UUID value of your Windows data partition from step [1].
in my case it was:
4- If you currently have the partition mounted unmount it.
5- Then run the following comand to mount the partition with the new mount point:
its done the result will look like this:
in the screenshot the Data window shows my Files when i used Win8
now you can use this shared partition to save/exchange datas
Note: Thanks to Altair4 & WinterTroubles from the Linux Mint Forum for their precious help.
CASE 2
you use only Linux and want a Data partition; follow the tutorial below:
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1609
Thanks
As you know, Linux allows you to mount a Windows partitions and see/retrieves files from it. the opposite is not true, Windows can't give you access to a Linux partition.
so for Dual-boot users, it is problematic to have 2 data partitions and have to copy the files to the other data partition.
so there how to share the same partition between them:
CASE 1 :
The NTFS Partition (aka Windows data partition) is already present, follow the steps below:
1- Run the following command to find the correct UUID number for the existing ntfs partition.
Code:
sudo blkid -c /dev/nullin my case:
my Windows Data partition (where all my windows files are) is sda6
2- Create a mount point for the existing partition to live in.
it means , create a folder where the Windows partition will be linked , indeed Linux works via Directories
Code:
sudo mkdir /home/your username/name of the folder"your username" and "name of the folder "will be replaced by your username made when you installed Linux and the name of the folder you will use for linking the Windows partition.
on my case : /home/umbra/Data
3- Then add a line to the end of "fstab" file
this file must be open with your text editor as administrator , it is located in:
Computer/File System/etc/fstab
Code:
UUID=DA9056C19056A3B3 /home/your username/name of the folder ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=000,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0Changing "DA9056C19056A3B3" by the UUID value of your Windows data partition from step [1].
in my case it was:
Code:
UUID=48621A3D621A3064/home/umbra/Data ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=000,uid=1000,windows_names 0 04- If you currently have the partition mounted unmount it.
5- Then run the following comand to mount the partition with the new mount point:
Code:
sudo mount -aits done the result will look like this:
in the screenshot the Data window shows my Files when i used Win8
now you can use this shared partition to save/exchange datas
Note: Thanks to Altair4 & WinterTroubles from the Linux Mint Forum for their precious help.
CASE 2
you use only Linux and want a Data partition; follow the tutorial below:
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1609
Thanks
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