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Pigs: /* Troubleshooting */ adds section on dirty flag

2026-01-02T04:03:57Z

Troubleshooting: adds section on dirty flag

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	[https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/25908.fast-startup-how-to-disable-if-it-s-causing-problems.aspx This TechNet entry] explains how to disable fast startup. Additionally, [https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/ this blog post on howtogeek.com] explains how the fast startup mode works, and how to disable it.		[https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/25908.fast-startup-how-to-disable-if-it-s-causing-problems.aspx This TechNet entry] explains how to disable fast startup. Additionally, [https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/ this blog post on howtogeek.com] explains how the fast startup mode works, and how to disable it.

			=== Unable to mount ntfs3 with dirty volume ===

			When attempting to mount an <code>NTFS</code> partition using the <code>ntfs3</code> filesystem driver via the {{nixos:package\|ntfs3g}} package, the mount operation may fail:

			<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
			# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt -t ntfs3
			mount: /mnt: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.
			dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.
			</syntaxhighlight>

			With the resulting dmesg output:

			<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
			# dmesg
			...
			[168659.819978] ntfs3: sda1: It is recommened to use chkdsk.
			[168659.820833] ntfs3: sda1: volume is dirty and "force" flag is not set!
			</syntaxhighlight>

			This indicates that the NTFS volume has the “dirty” flag set. In this state, the <code>ntfs3</code> driver refuses to mount the filesystem.

			To clear the dirty flag, run <code>ntfsfix</code> on the affected partition:

			<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
			# ntfsfix --clear-dirty /dev/sda1
			</syntaxhighlight>

			If <code>ntfsfix</code> fails with an error <code>Windows is hibernated, refused to mount</code>, the partition can be mounted using <code>ntfs-3g</code> with the hibernation file removed:

			<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
			# ntfs-3g -o remove_hiberfile /dev/sda1 /mnt
			</syntaxhighlight>

	[[Category:Filesystem]]		[[Category:Filesystem]]

34j: Add link to man page for mount, add -o uid=$UID to mount command for consistency

2025-11-16T04:36:03Z

Add link to man page for mount, add -o uid=$UID to mount command for consistency

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	└─sdX		└─sdX
	}}		}}
	2. Mount the device using {{ic\|mount}}, where {{ic\|/dev/sdX}} replaced with your device name and {{ic\|/mnt/sdX}} replaced with an existing folder path to mount your drive.		2. Mount the device using [https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/mount.8.html {{ic\|mount}}], where {{ic\|/dev/sdX}} replaced with your device name and {{ic\|/mnt/sdX}} replaced with an existing folder path to mount your drive.
	{{code\|<nowiki>mount /dev/sdX /mnt/sdX -t ntfs3</nowiki>}}		{{code\|<nowiki>mount /dev/sdX /mnt/sdX -t ntfs3 -o uid=$UID</nowiki>}}
	3. Run {{ic\|nixos-generate-config --dir .}} to generate hardware configuration. This will <strong>automatically</strong> add all currently mounted devices to {{ic\|hardware-configuration.nix}}.		3. Run {{ic\|nixos-generate-config --dir .}} to generate hardware configuration. This will <strong>automatically</strong> add all currently mounted devices to {{ic\|hardware-configuration.nix}}.
	{{file\|/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix\|diff\|3=		{{file\|/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix\|diff\|3=

34j at 14:17, 15 November 2025

2025-11-15T14:17:41Z

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	+ };		+ };
	}}		}}
	4. Add {{ic\|<nowiki>"uid=$UID"</nowiki>}} to {{nixos:option\|fileSystems.*.options\|fileSystems.<name>.options}} to get write access, where {{ic\|<nowiki>$UID</nowiki>}} replaced with your UID:		4. Add {{ic\|<nowiki>"uid=$UID"</nowiki>}} to {{nixos:option\|fileSystems.*.options\|fileSystems.<name>.options}} to get write access, where {{ic\|<nowiki>$UID</nowiki>}} <strong>replaced with your UID</strong>:
	{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=
	fileSystems =		fileSystems =
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	lib.genAttrs ntfs-drives (path: {		lib.genAttrs ntfs-drives (path: {
	options = [		options = [
	"uid=$UID"		"uid=$UID" # REPLACE "$UID" WITH YOUR ACTUAL UID!
	# "nofail"		# "nofail"
	];		];

34j at 14:16, 15 November 2025

2025-11-15T14:16:35Z

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	}}		}}
	4. Add {{ic\|<nowiki>"uid=$UID"</nowiki>}} to {{nixos:option\|fileSystems.*.options\|fileSystems.<name>.options}} to get write access, where {{ic\|<nowiki>$UID</nowiki>}} replaced with your UID:		4. Add {{ic\|<nowiki>"uid=$UID"</nowiki>}} to {{nixos:option\|fileSystems.*.options\|fileSystems.<name>.options}} to get write access, where {{ic\|<nowiki>$UID</nowiki>}} replaced with your UID:
	{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|~~diff~~\|3=		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=
	fileSystems =		fileSystems =
	let		let

34j at 14:14, 15 November 2025

2025-11-15T14:14:18Z

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	Using [[nixos-generate-config]] to automatically generate Nix config is the recommended way to setup filesystems.		Using [[nixos-generate-config]] to automatically generate Nix config is the recommended way to setup filesystems.

	1. Run {{ic\|lsblk}} to list device names		1. Run {{ic\|lsblk}} to list device names.
			{{code\|
			sd...
			└─sdX
			}}
	2. Mount the device using {{ic\|mount}}, where {{ic\|/dev/sdX}} replaced with your device name and {{ic\|/mnt/sdX}} replaced with an existing folder path to mount your drive.		2. Mount the device using {{ic\|mount}}, where {{ic\|/dev/sdX}} replaced with your device name and {{ic\|/mnt/sdX}} replaced with an existing folder path to mount your drive.
	{{code\|<nowiki>mount /dev/sdX /mnt/sdX -t ntfs3</nowiki>}}		{{code\|<nowiki>mount /dev/sdX /mnt/sdX -t ntfs3</nowiki>}}
	3. Run {{ic\|nixos-generate-config --dir .}} to generate hardware configuration. This will automatically add all currently mounted devices to {{ic\|hardware-configuration.nix}}.		3. Run {{ic\|nixos-generate-config --dir .}} to generate hardware configuration. This will <strong>automatically</strong> add all currently mounted devices to {{ic\|hardware-configuration.nix}}.
	{{file\|/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix\|diff\|3=		{{file\|/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix\|diff\|3=
	+ boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "ntfs" ];		+ boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "ntfs" ];
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	{{note\|You may find your UID by running {{ic\|echo $UID}}.}}		{{note\|You may find your UID by running {{ic\|echo $UID}}.}}
	{{aside\|It is not recommended to manually edit {{ic\|hardware-configuration.nix}}.}}		{{aside\|It is not recommended to manually edit {{ic\|hardware-configuration.nix}}.}}
			5. {{evaluate}}

	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==

34j: Remove unnecessary use of ntfs-3g and recommend generating the configuration using `nixos-generate-config`.

2025-11-15T14:09:48Z

Remove unnecessary use of ntfs-3g and recommend generating the configuration using `nixos-generate-config`.

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 New Technology File System (NTFS) is a proprietary journaling [[Filesystems|file system]] developed by Microsoft. It is still in use by modern Windows systems, although NTFS has not evolved since the release of version 3.1 in 2001.
 == Mount NTFS filesystem on boot ==
-# Add NTFS support to ''/etc/nixos/configuration.nix'' (see [[#Enable NTFS support at boot]] above)
+Using [[nixos-generate-config]] to automatically generate Nix config is the recommended way to setup filesystems.
-# Generate /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix
+. Run {{ic|lsblk}} to list device names
-nixos-generate-config
+. Mount the device using {{ic|mount}}, where {{ic|/dev/sdX}} replaced with your device name and {{ic|/mnt/sdX}} replaced with an existing folder path to mount your drive.
-</syntaxhighlight>
+{{code|<nowiki>mount /dev/sdX /mnt/sdX -t ntfs3</nowiki>}}
-# Edit ''/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix''<syntaxhighlight lang="diff">
+. Run {{ic|nixos-generate-config --dir .}} to generate hardware configuration. This will automatically add all currently mounted devices to {{ic|hardware-configuration.nix}}.
-  # /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix
+{{file|/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix|diff|3=
-  # Your /dev/disk/by/uuid/... and /mnt/folder will have different names!
+{{note|You may find your UID by running {{ic|echo $UID}}.}}
-  fileSystems."/mnt/folder" =
+{{aside|It is not recommended to manually edit {{ic|hardware-configuration.nix}}.}}
 == Troubleshooting ==

ChrundleTheGreat: Fix grammar and spelling

2025-10-30T12:04:56Z

Fix grammar and spelling

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	New Technology File System (NTFS) is a proprietary journaling [[Filesystems\|file system]] developed by Microsoft. It is still in use by modern Windows ~~system~~, although NTFS ~~didnt evolve~~ since the release of version 3.1 in 2001.		New Technology File System (NTFS) is a proprietary journaling [[Filesystems\|file system]] developed by Microsoft. It is still in use by modern Windows systems, although NTFS has not evolved since the release of version 3.1 in 2001.

	== Enable NTFS support at boot ==		== Enable NTFS support at boot ==

Mkellyxp: On nixos 25.05, the argument has to be ntfs-3g to work

2025-06-26T16:48:04Z

On nixos 25.05, the argument has to be ntfs-3g to work

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	== Mount NTFS filesystem ==		== Mount NTFS filesystem ==
	<~~syntaxHighlight~~ lang=sh>		<syntaxhighlight lang="sh">
	# mount /dev/sdeX /mnt -t ~~ntfs3~~		# mount /dev/sdeX /mnt -t ntfs-3g
	</~~syntaxHighlight~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	== Mount NTFS filesystem on boot ==		== Mount NTFS filesystem on boot ==

Pigs: link to filesystems

2025-06-01T17:08:14Z

link to filesystems

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	New Technology File System (NTFS) is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Microsoft. It is still in use by modern Windows system, although NTFS didnt evolve since the release of version 3.1 in 2001.		New Technology File System (NTFS) is a proprietary journaling [[Filesystems\|file system]] developed by Microsoft. It is still in use by modern Windows system, although NTFS didnt evolve since the release of version 3.1 in 2001.

	== Enable NTFS support at boot ==		== Enable NTFS support at boot ==

Mic92: imported from old wiki

2024-09-27T08:34:20Z

imported from old wiki

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	If you have shutdown Windows fully, and not used hibernation, it may be caused by the <em>fast startup</em> or <em>fast boot</em> feature of Windows. It has been reported that major Windows updates may reset this setting to <strong>on</strong>.		If you have shutdown Windows fully, and not used hibernation, it may be caused by the <em>fast startup</em> or <em>fast boot</em> feature of Windows. It has been reported that major Windows updates may reset this setting to <strong>on</strong>.

	[https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/25908.fast-startup-how-to-disable-if-it-s-causing-problems.aspx This TechNet entry] explains how to disable fast startup. Additionally, [https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/ this blog post on howtogeek.com] explains ~~what is~~ the fast startup mode, and how to disable it.		[https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/25908.fast-startup-how-to-disable-if-it-s-causing-problems.aspx This TechNet entry] explains how to disable fast startup. Additionally, [https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/ this blog post on howtogeek.com] explains how the fast startup mode works, and how to disable it.


	[[Category:Filesystem]]		[[Category:Filesystem]]