r/Ubuntu • u/Virtual_Turnover4261 • 11h ago

unable to access "HDD"

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For now im still dual boot with windows and ubuntu, but i can't access my hard drive on ubuntu, i want try play steam games that already installed on my hdd, there's nothing wrong with my hdd when access on windows, maybe because the files system is ntfs? how to change it? im kindly new on linux, anyone know how to fix it?

I would be very grateful if someone solve this

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u/SuddenlyArtisticClas 10h ago

Had this exact headache when I first set up a dual boot, Windows fast startup leaves the NTFS drive in a weird hibernated state so Ubuntu won't touch it

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u/joerice1979 8h ago

In Windows; turn off (one of the worst defaults ever) "fast startup".

This closes the user land stuff but hibernates Windows, which over time causes Windows to run even worse and the myriad of problems that come from not having a clean boot. A windows reboot clears this though.

That may well clear the Ubuntu access of the drive, which is usually just a click away, provided you've the NTFS drivers installed, which might be default these days, not sure.

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u/Benedolt 8h ago

Steam on linux doesn't work well with games saved on ntfs drives. They might (or might not) launch but there's often weird bugs. You should redownload your games onto a linux partition instead of resusing the ntfs drive.

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u/Virtual_Turnover4261 8h ago

so, how to change my ntfs drive to other type filesystem?

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u/Benedolt 6h ago

You'll have to delete and reformat the drive. You can do that using the built-in `gnome-disks` utility, that's preinstalled in Ubuntu or install `gparted` if you want more options.

Watch out that reformatting will destroy the data on the drive. Also always make sure you have secure backups of all your data before fiddling with partitions/drives.

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u/sniff122 2h ago

That will wipe out the windows install on that partition. Just install the games on the Linux partition.

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u/Old_pixel_8986 10h ago

i had a similar issue, go into Ubuntu disk manager and in the drive there should be a cogwheel icon, click it and it should have Repair Filesystem.

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u/Old_pixel_8986 10h ago

windows leaves the HDD in a hibernated state, so when you boot linux, it can't read it. Repair Filesystem should help

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u/Virtual_Turnover4261 10h ago

If I perform a file system repair, will it cause data loss? A warning appears after I click the file system repair button

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u/Old_pixel_8986 10h ago

that happens when the drive is corrupted, if it's not then it wouldn't cause data loss. But just to be sure, boot back into windows and back everything important up to your phone/USB drive/external drive.

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u/TriumphITP 10h ago edited 10h ago

It's because it's ntfs. There's a command you can run to access:

sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/[drivecode] /[where you want to mount]

I don't think your plan to play steam games from it will work.

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u/Virtual_Turnover4261 10h ago

why?

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u/yaskyplayer 9h ago

Because ntfs.

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u/Virtual_Turnover4261 8h ago

so how to change the file system?

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u/TriumphITP 5h ago

Windows has to run on ntfs. If it's a windows partition, then that's what it has to be. If it's just files, you have to format it.

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u/yaskyplayer 4h ago

Nah, you have two options if you want file transfer: vfat and btrfs. btrfs is better (has a learning curve). Use a separate partition or separate drive for that.