Re: [Hampshire] NTFS and Linux

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Author: Rafał Frąckowiak
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To: Peter Alefounder, Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] NTFS and Linux
Have you read NTFS-3g manual?
http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-manual/ <http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-manual/>


> On 30 Nov 2015, at 18:45, Peter Alefounder <p_alefounder@???> wrote:
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> How compatible is NTFS with Linux? I am considering getting an
> external hard drive for use as a back-up device, but as far as I can
> tell, it may well have NTFS and I am not sure how easy it might be to
> re-format it. I am thinking here of characters that might or might not
> be allowed in file names, total length of file names, and what might
> happen to symbolic links. I use ext4 on my system.
>
> Would be grateful for any advice.
>
> Peter Alefounder.
>
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