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Using an NTFS partition for a linux user directory.

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  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    So, Thanks to all of you who contributed to the thread cataloging the final march of my laptops hard drive. I appreciate all the input.

    Today I went to Micro Center and picked up a 120gb Western Digital Scorpio drive for my laptop and I'm thinking of dual booting windows xp and ubuntu. But here's the kicker. Can I use an NTFS partition to hold my linux user data? I know how to redirect my user profile in windows a different partition, but in Linux, not so much.

    Can it be done?
  • ZeehatZeehat
    Can I use an NTFS partition to hold my linux user data?
    I think so, but I am not positive. You might need to play around with it a bit though, to make it recognizable. There is a program called NTFS-3G that may do the trick in *nix.
  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    ubuntu has that built in but, you know, never mind. I'll just make it one big ntfs partition.
  • ......
    ubuntu has that built in but, you know, never mind. I'll just make it one big ntfs partition.
    Then you can't dual boot. And putting Linux stuff on an NTFS isn't that smart of an idea.
  • BronzdragonBronzdragon
    Have you guys forgotten about wubi? You can just have 1 partition and a file containing virtual hard disks. problem solved (Yes, it does do dual boot).
  • ......
    Have you guys forgotten about wubi? You can just have 1 partition and a file containing virtual hard disks. problem solved (Yes, it does do dual boot).
    I remembered Wubi, though I didn't know it adds an option for booting in Ubuntu only. My apologies, have never used it so that slipped passed me.
  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    Have you guys forgotten aboutwubi? You can just have 1 partition and a file containing virtual hard disks. problem solved (Yes, it does do dual boot).
    I specifically mentioned Wubi in my post asking the initial question.
  • ......
    Have you guys forgotten aboutwubi? You can just have 1 partition and a file containing virtual hard disks. problem solved (Yes, it does do dual boot).
    I specifically mentioned Wubi in my post asking the initial question.
    No you did not.
  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    Crap, you're right. I thought I did, though.
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