How to Mount Windows Partitions in Ubuntu | Linux Today

How to Mount Windows Partitions in Ubuntu

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Aaron Kili
Jan 18, 2019

Tecmint: If you are running a dual-boot of Ubuntu and Windows, sometimes you might fail to access a Windows partition (formatted with NTFS or FAT32 filesystem type), while using Ubuntu, after hibernating Windows (or when it’s not fully shutdown). This is because, Linux cannot mount and open hibernated Windows partitions (the full discussion of this is beyond the ambit of this article).

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Aaron Kili

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