Re: Using ntfs-3g

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Hi Mauriat,

Mauriat M wrote:
> NTFS-3G uses the 'ntfs-3g' fs type for mounting.
> The 'ntfs' fs type is for the default NTFS driver included in the Linux
> kernel.
> 
> http://ntfs-3g.org/
> 
> -Mauriat
> 

I am curious as to what is the inherent difference between the two? I
have a mount statement in my fstab that reads:

/dev/sda2    /media/Windows          ntfs    defaults        0 0

and a 'mount -l' paints the following about the same partition:

/dev/sda2 on /media/Windows type fuseblk
(rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,allow_other,blksize=4096)

Now, when I connect an external hard drive that has a NTFS partition, I
see the following in my messages:

ntfs-3g[15743]: Mounted /dev/sdb1 (Read-Write, label "External NTFS",
NTFS 3.1)

and doing a mount -l gives the following for this drive:

/dev/sdb1 on /media/External NTFS type fuseblk
(rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,allow_other,blksize=4096)

from the looks of it, stating ntfs should also do fine. Or I am grossly
mistaken? I am assuming that the presence of the ntfs3g package is
altering the NTFS provider implementation thus explaining the above
behavior.

If that is the case, then should we still suggest that users specify the
type to be ntfs-3g?

thanks,
Rogue
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