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08-16-2006, 02:33 PM
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Linux and Windows
If I have either 2 seperate hds or 1 partinioned hd running both Windows and Linux, will I be able to access the file contents on the other drive or partition when running the other os. Also, if I have an external backup hd and another SATA drive with large files/backup on it. can I access both of these using either os or do I have to choose which one I want to access them and then I am stuck with that?
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08-16-2006, 02:41 PM
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Linux and Windows can both read FAT32 partitions, so if you want to have data accessible to both OSes, then use a FAT32-formatted partition or drive.
Linux can read NTFS, but usually can't write. Windows is completely clueless when it comes to most Linux filesystems. |
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08-16-2006, 05:00 PM
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there is a beta version of "driver" for reading/writing NTFS under LINUX:
http://www.linux-ntfs.org/ it's pretty good, so far.
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