On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 8:24:52 AM CEST John Covici wrote: > On Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:13:34 -0400, > > J. Roeleveld wrote: > > On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:30:12 AM CEST Davyd McColl wrote: > > > Most newer external storage devices come formatted with ntfs these days, > > > so > > > if you just want to plug-and-play, I suggest installing ntfs-3g. File > > > managers like dolphin and desktop environments like KDE will notice the > > > device and allow you to mount and use them. > > > > > > Be aware, though, that ntfs-3g, whilst being an excellent bit of > > > software > > > (imo), is not the fastest way to access those disks. If you have no need > > > to > > > move the disk to another computer or if you only plan on moving between > > > Linux computers, I suggest formatting with a native filesystem like > > > ext4. > > > Personally, I use ntfs-3g for my 4 large external disks so that I can > > > access them when I infrequently dual-boot to windows of on the > > > off-chance > > > that I would like to lend the drive to someone. I accept the performance > > > penalty. > > > > > > -d > > > > > > On October 3, 2018 05:45:58 the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > > > Are all external storage, media/disk work with Linux? > > > > Any recommendations, or which one to stay away from. > > > > > > > > Some of them are encrypted, so I suppose they will not work with Linux > > > > out of the box. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Thelma > > > > I would assume other desktop environments will also seamlessly work with > > ntfs-3g as that is handled by udisks. > > > > Personally, I have not noticed lesser performance with ntfs-3g with both > > reading and writing. > > > > I also have not had any issues with encrypted disks. > > I have had problems that once a disk is mounted with ntfs3g, and then > trying to use it on a Windows system, I had to do a chkdsk /f before > it would work properly. This was a while ago, so maybe things are > fixed by now, but I thought it was worth bringing it to your > attention.
I only encounter this when people decide to unplug the disk without ejecting it. The eject forces a clearance of the write-cache. This is why I always get annoyed with people who simply pull out the disk/ stick right after the copy is "finished". -- Joost
