Automatically mounting (NTFS) drives in Ubuntu

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I have a number of NTFS partitions in my main workstation which is now running Ubuntu.

They are only mounted when I click on them, is there anyway to automate this so they automatically mounted when Ubuntu starts? I tried dragging them into the Startup Applications app (which worked for Skype etc) to no avail.

Whats the easiest way of doing this?
 
There is an app called 'ntfs config' just search for it using the add/remove repo installer.

I used this in my noob days, very easy.
 
Couldn't find ntfs config but i did find mountmanager, it installed, I ran it, it asked me for my password and now nothing??
 
you need to edit /etc/fstab

add a line for each drive
something like this

/dev/sda7 /media/Data ntfs-3g defaults 0 0
 
you may need to run sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g before editing the fstab file
 
JazzeD said:
you need to edit /etc/fstab

add a line for each drive
something like this

/dev/sda7 /media/Data ntfs-3g defaults 0 0
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Where do I find the the information to paste here?

On a side note in my argument that Windows is the better operating system, I must say, comparatively, this isn't the most straight forward task to complete
 
manpages are your friend, drop into terminal and type
man fstab
also man mount
you actually need to create a 'holder' directory under /media or /mnt ,wherever you choose, that you want to mount your particular ntfs partition.

Oh and it's not advisable to write to ntfs from linux, can end up corrupting it.
 
use:
fdisk
will have to read all the options there as I've forgotten the menu, it won't write partitions unless you tell it to so no problem.
 
Fudzy said:
Couldn't find ntfs config but i did find mountmanager, it installed, I ran it, it asked me for my password and now nothing??
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ntfs-config? it's in the repos just type ntfs and search... use synaptic manager.

Drake2007 said:
Oh and it's not advisable to write to ntfs from linux, can end up corrupting it.
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I write to ntfs all the time no corrupting that you mention.
 
Fudzy said:
Where do I find the the information to paste here?

On a side note in my argument that Windows is the better operating system, I must say, comparatively, this isn't the most straight forward task to complete
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Windows can mount a linux parition... at all... without 3rd party software? I dont have the same problem with Ubuntu. Mine just works.
 
Fudzy said:
I have a number of NTFS partitions in my main workstation which is now running Ubuntu.

They are only mounted when I click on them, is there anyway to automate this so they automatically mounted when Ubuntu starts? I tried dragging them into the Startup Applications app (which worked for Skype etc) to no avail.

Whats the easiest way of doing this?
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I have a bash script that runs at boot-up. Works perfectly to mount my extra NTFS HDDs.
(It also configures my dual internet lines)
 
w1z4rd said:
Windows can mount a linux parition... at all... without 3rd party software? I dont have the same problem with Ubuntu. Mine just works.
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+1

Took the words right out of my mouth
 
w1z4rd said:
Windows can mount a linux parition... at all... without 3rd party software? I dont have the same problem with Ubuntu. Mine just works.
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What? Don'y ou mean can't mount a linux partition? Do you people actually read my question or just ramble on about how great Linux is any time you see Microsoft mentioned?
 
Fudzy:
While I agree with you that Linux is non-trivial to configure at times, it is true that Windows support for non-windows filesystems is way worse than Linux. That from someone who tried Ubuntu for for 18 months on my laptop, and pretty much gave up - life is just too short. (Still using it on a home server though - brilliant in that respect).

Have a look at the link I posted. It certainly helped me configure my system. Note as mentioned that ntfs-3g needs to be installed.
Henk
 
Fudzy said:
Where do I find the the information to paste here?

On a side note in my argument that Windows is the better operating system, I must say, comparatively, this isn't the most straight forward task to complete
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w1z4rd said:
Windows can mount a linux parition... at all... without 3rd party software? I dont have the same problem with Ubuntu. Mine just works.
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Fudzy said:
What? Don'y ou mean can't mount a linux partition? Do you people actually read my question or just ramble on about how great Linux is any time you see Microsoft mentioned?
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My guess is that wizard meant to use can't instead of can.

The point being that windows only mounts FAT and NTFS drives. And ext3 with the use of 3rd party software. Therefore to make the comparison, windows would actually have to mount other filetypes which are not MS based. So just like Windows mounts FAT/NTFS drives automatically, so too does Linux mount its related drives automatically.

In fact if you take the time to learn about the install process, you can even have Linux mount all partitions (including NTFS) automatically. But you have to be willing to learn and do the research. You are used to your Windows ways. We get it. However Linux is not Windows. You have to do things the Linux way. I have been using linux 95% of the time at home for the last 5 years. When a friend asks me to troubleshoot their Windows issues, I often have the same thought – damn Windows makes it difficult to fix things. The point being that if you continue to think of your Windows way of doing things when in Linux, your frustrations will continue to grow.
 
HvRooyen said:
Fudzy:
While I agree with you that Linux is non-trivial to configure at times, it is true that Windows support for non-windows filesystems is way worse than Linux.
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Yeah I tried to get my mac drive mounted.. not pleasant.

milomak said:
When a friend asks me to troubleshoot their Windows issues, I often have the same thought – damn
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Same here, never thought I'd actually think this way but I do.
 
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