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Help mounting NTFS

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/help-mounting-ntfs.111808/

Dark Star
Dark Star Original post #1
Mar 28, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Hi
I closed my Vista abruptly now I can't boot in Vista its corrupted .. and I have 3 Linux installed.. I have few important file in NTFS patrtition.. I tried force mount but I can get it done..

Please help me
Code:
   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        5421    43542528    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2            5422        6173     6040440   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3            6174       10507    34812855   83  Linux
/dev/sda4           10508       77825   540731835    5  Extended
/dev/sda5           10508       29629   153597433+  83  Linux
/dev/sda6           29630       54870   202748301   83  Linux
/dev/sda7           54871       77825   184386006   83  Linux

Code:
[root@localhost ~]# ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows/C  -o force
ntfs-3g-mount: failed to access mountpoint /mnt/windows/C: No such file or directory

Regards
Dark Star
Mar 28, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Done :) Ubuntu LIVE CD did the trick .. Taken the back up.. wil repair the vista system afterwards :)
Faun
Faun #3
Mar 28, 2009 at 12:05 PM
you are doing it wrong, there is no directory called C.
Rahim
Rahim #4
Mar 28, 2009 at 4:49 PM
You have to ceate a mount point "/mnt/windows/C" first. But you solved your problem already :D