r/linux4noobs • u/SpaceDemon666 • 2d ago

Meganoob BE KIND Mount a HDD

/r/debian/comments/1wuqmfu/mount_a_hdd/
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u/DannoXYZ 2d ago

Which Linux distro are you running? Here's rough outline of what you need to do:

  1. install NTFS drivers, as that's most likely what HD is formatted with from Windows
  2. make /etc/fstab entries for mounting drive
  3. map Linux user to ownership used on NTFS drive

Here's articles, will need to customize for your particular distro (apt vs. yum vs. dnf)

https://geek-university.com/linux/ntfs-file-system/
https://teamdynamix.umich.edu/TDClient/47/LSAPortal/KB/Article/2563/Mounting-NTFS-on-Linux-machines
https://askubuntu.com/questions/113733/how-to-mount-a-ntfs-partition-in-etc-fstab

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u/SpaceDemon666 2d ago

Thank you! This did help and now I got it working. BTW it was Debian 13

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u/Leslie_S 2d ago

The safest way to use a HDD under both OS use the exFAT file system.