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== Enable NTFS support == | 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. | ||
== Enable NTFS support at boot == | |||
<syntaxHighlight lang=nix> | <syntaxHighlight lang=nix> | ||
boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "ntfs" ]; | boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "ntfs" ]; | ||
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=== Enable write mode === | === Enable write mode === | ||
< | <syntaxhighlight lang="nixos"> | ||
fileSystems."/path/to/mount/to" = | fileSystems."/path/to/mount/to" = | ||
{ device = "/path/to/the/device"; | { device = "/path/to/the/device"; | ||
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options = [ "rw" "uid=theUidOfYourUser"]; | options = [ "rw" "uid=theUidOfYourUser"]; | ||
}; | }; | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
== Mount NTFS filesystem == | |||
<syntaxHighlight lang=sh> | |||
# mount /dev/sdeX /mnt -t ntfs3 | |||
</syntaxHighlight> | </syntaxHighlight> | ||
== Mount NTFS filesystem on boot == | |||
# Add NTFS support to ''/etc/nixos/configuration.nix'' (see [[#Enable NTFS support at boot]] above) | |||
#Run the following commands<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
# Apply new config on next boot | |||
sudo nixos-rebuild boot | |||
# Reboot your system | |||
reboot | |||
# Mount the hard drive. Replace X & /mnt/folder as needed | |||
mount /dev/sdX /mnt/folder -t ntfs3 | |||
# Generate /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix | |||
nixos-generate-config | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
# Edit ''/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix''<syntaxhighlight lang="diff"> | |||
# /etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix | |||
# Your /dev/disk/by/uuid/... and /mnt/folder will have different names! | |||
fileSystems."/mnt/folder" = | |||
{ device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/7997ef90-6333-4c60-b137-d5cf2423e91b"; | |||
- fsType = "ntfs3"; | |||
+ fsType = "ntfs-3g"; | |||
+ options = [ "rw" "uid=UID"]; | |||
}; | |||
</syntaxhighlight>''Note: you can quickly find your UID by running '''echo $UID''''' | |||
#Run '''nixos-rebuild switch''' | |||
#Done! | |||
== Troubleshooting == | == Troubleshooting == | ||
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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 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 what is the fast startup mode, and how to disable it. | ||
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