Using ntfs-3g

[Rahul Sundaram]

Rogue wrote:
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> Hi Mauriat,
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> Mauriat M wrote:
>> NTFS-3G uses the 'ntfs-3g' fs type for mounting.
>> The 'ntfs' fs type is for the default NTFS driver included in the Linux
>> kernel.
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>> http://ntfs-3g.org/
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>> -Mauriat
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> I am curious as to what is the inherent difference between the two?

ntfs is in-kernel implementation while ntfs-3g is a better (more robust, 
safe to write) user space implementation that runs over fuse by the same 
developers. It might get merged into the kernel at some point in the 
future to replace the in-kernel implementation.

Rahul