On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:59:25 -0400 deb <d...@rangingthoughts.org> wrote:
> On 3/11/19 2:47 PM, Joe wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:13:38 -0400 > > deb <d...@rangingthoughts.org> wrote: > > > >> I saw this question come up > >> > >> and it set off bells. > >> > >> > >> Someone asked what the status of WRITING to NTFS drives was. > >> > >> That it was not yet supported (?) . > >> > > I don't think that has been true for several years, though it > > certainly was at one time. > > > >> > >> *MY* Assumptions: > >> > >> * MIXED NETWORK, with Win, Mac, Linux (EXT4 formatted). > >> > >> * many portable 1-5TB drives making the rounds, formatted with > >> NTFS. > >> > >> * data loss is unacceptable [to the highest degree that is > >> possible]. > >> > >> > >> > >> I know that I can read (and verify) files just fine from NTFS on > >> Debian 9.8 > >> > >> but [if you have direct experience with this] > >> > >> is writing to these drives from debian actually safe? > >> > >> > >> [if you have direct experience with this] > >> > >> what process/tool(s) do you use to validate the writes? > >> > > Yes, that is my current belief. If I need media that supports larger > > files than FAT provides for, between OSes, I have no hesitation in > > using NTFS. > > > > BUT... if I have the means easily available, and I usually do, I > > would initially format the media in Windows. I don't suppose its > > actually necessary, but in the past I've seen Windows complain > > about the formatting of media carried out under Linux, though never > > to the point of losing data. I have a couple of USB sticks in > > current use that Windows always complains about and offers to fix > > (though it never does). It costs me nothing to be sure. > > > > Similarly, there are programs running on Windows that can deal with > > various extN filesystems, but I would never use such a program for > > an initial formatting if I also had a Linux machine available. Why > > take a chance? > > > > Joe: > > > a. Whew! > > b. Understood on NTFS drives should be formatted on Windows machines. > > > The very last thing that I want to do is to have systematic data > corruption on Windowsy drives traced back to Linux-anything. > I have no evidence that there is any problem at all, I just try to avoid the easily-avoidable risks. -- Joe
