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Very important! When mounting an NTFS filesystem that is also used by Windows, always specify the
windows_namesoption, both in/etc/fstaband when usingmount.ntfs.Windows is not fully compliant with the NTFS specs, which is a bloody genius move on Microsoft's part. NTFS allows file names and paths to contain characters that are illegal in Windows, like the
:character. If you create a file with such a name, it will make the volume unmountable. Ask me how I know. Thewindows_namesoption prevents that.This is good info, thanks! I'll add it to the fstab entry in a bit.
Edit: I've tested it for a bit and made sure the symlinks still work with non-Windows characters. Added it to the guide :)
Fucking Windows and its filesystem fuckeries...
What the fuck? Insane trivia to learn about now.
Microsoft’s idea of a standard is a unicorn
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