[clug] ntfs-3g anyone?

Scott Ferguson scott.ferguson.clug at gmail.com
Sat Jun 25 01:40:51 UTC 2016



On 24/06/16 23:00, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
> 
> 
> On 24/06/16 21:39, Chris Smart wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 07:05:34PM +1000, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
>>> On 24/06/16 17:31, Chris Smart wrote:
>>>
>>>> Or perhaps you could format it ext4 and backup Windows from Linux.
>>>
>>> I back up windows with clonezilla, booted using pxe. Clonezilla is good
>>> when I need to replace the boot/root disk in a hurry. It is a stand
>>> alone
>>> recovery image.
>>>
>>
>> Then why does it need to be NTFS?
> 
> I want to be able to access it in the odd case when I have access only to a
> windows machine (e.g. when I travel and my laptop is not available). Did
> not
> happen yet... Not a strong argument, I know.
> 
> Maybe I will go ext4 after all. I am considering it.

Have you considered exFAT? or UDF?

> 
> cheers
> 
>> -c
>>
> 

Kind regards

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