Linux won't let me mount an external hard drive as read/write

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I try

mount -t ntfs -o rw /dev/sdb1 /mnt/exthdd

it doesn't give me any response so I presume it succeeded but when I try to touch it, it tells me it's a read-only file system

This is driving me nuts

blsub6

Posted 2010-10-07T00:58:48.897

Reputation: 867

/dev/sdb1 on /mnt/exthdd type ntfs (rw) – blsub6 – 2010-10-07T01:03:13.787

Answers

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ntfs is the kernel read-only driver. ntfs-3g is the FUSE read/write driver.

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

Posted 2010-10-07T00:58:48.897

Reputation: 100 516

You're the man, that's exactly what I needed. Thank you – blsub6 – 2010-10-07T01:05:15.373

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