Can NTFS files be modified in Linux (Ubuntu 7.04)?

[ulrich.von.lich]

I need to recover some files that can no longer be accessed in Windows. In Linux, I can see and access these files but I need to copy them to somewhere else since the folder cannot be accessed in Windows, can someone please tell me how to do that?

Actually I haven't yet figured out what was wrong. Here's the story: I had to restore my T43's hard drive to the original factory state. And before that, I had copied some folders from the ThinkPad HDD to an external HDD in order to keep them. Then I found out these folders on the external HDD were no longer accessible after the recovery. When I click on them, it says "the folder is not accessible, access is denied".. I'm logged in as administrator and cacls.exe doesn't help in this case. I've tried cacls "folder name" /c /g "username":f but it still says "access was denied". There's nothing more I can do in Windows. (Is anyone familar with SubInACL?)

In Linux, however, I can access them without any problem. Those files seem to be intact. So is there a way I can recover them? I'm not a linux guy but I always have a linux live CD in case something goes wrong in Windows.

Any clue would be appreciated!!!

[tarvoke]

yes, modified safely and easily...

what you want is the ntfs-3g driver (rather than the traditional built-in ntfs driver)

e.g. my fstab has this entry

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/dev/sda1 /media/sda1     ntfs-3g    defaults,noatime,umask=007,gid=46 0       1

you may have to apt-get install ntfs-3g first, I forget if it is installed by default. but even if you are booting a livecd, you'll be able to do that install if necessary, thanks to unionfs etc.

non-fstab example:

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$ ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/win -o force,locale=en_EN.UTF-8

[aaa]

ntfs-3g is how NTFS is written in Linux. It is in Ubuntu Gutsy, the install disk doubles as a live cd.

Anyways, the way I deal with this in Windows is "take ownership". It's buried somewhere in the Security tab (you'll find the Ownership tab if you dig deep enough).

[ulrich.von.lich]

Thanks for the fast replies!!! I'll download the ntfs- 3g driver.

However, I'm still wondering what program has encrypted those folders. I have CSS7 installed and the security chip activated. But I think they only provide me a more secured login method.

I remember seeing the "take ownership" method on Microsoft's support site but when I right click the folder, then properties, I don't see any security tab. There are only 3 tabs "General", "Sharing" and "Customize". Am I missing something?

[aaa]

That's just the way it is on Windows. For some reason when the user of the file is different it results in Access Denied, even if you're Administrator.

I guessing there is a checkmark in Folder Options, that says "Advanced File Sharing" or something. It controls whether the Security tab shows up.

[ulrich.von.lich]

Thanks again aaa!! Problem solved