--- In [email protected], Pankaj <pankajthaku...@...> wrote: > > hi all > I am using Linux from last 2 years. > I want to know that is it safe to read/write an ntfs partition from Linux. > I am using KUBUNTU and Windows XP, both on separate hdd. > > Somebody told me that if I use both the os on same hdd then it is not > safe!!!!! > > plz help! > regards > pankaj >
Hi Pankaj, Linux can safely read from NTFS file systems at the moment. Writing to NTFS filesystems is still very buggy and can cause your entire NTFS partition to corrupt. I would recommend mounting NTFS partitions as read-only (with the ro flag).
