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NTFS symlinks in linux
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Mar 15, 20267441 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
I have an NTFS formatted drive (from a previous windows installation) and it contains some symlinks (reparse points), For some reason, I can't do anything with these symlinks: I can't go to where they link to, I can't even delete them. I guess the reason has to be that the link contained as a part …
Error Output
$ rm /media/disk/progs/ -rf rm: cannot remove directory `/media/disk/progs': Operation not supported
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Fix for: NTFS symlinks in linux
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As explained in the Questions & Answers of the NTFS-3G support section, deleting a Reparse Point is not fully supported by the NTFG-3G driver. You might have to install the Advanced NTFS-3G driver: Why do I get an "Operation not supported" message w…
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