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edit files on partition from linux/windows xp?

Asked by Daann

Hey,

Im a beginner in linux so im sorry for the unclear titel,

I have 2 partitions, windows xp and linux ubuntu. Now i dont have permissions to change files on my windows xp drive when im on linux, and the other way around too.

I wanted to make one 'data' drive where i can edit files from both OS's, I want to resize my windows drive so to do that i need to go to windows xp (for permissions) and use partition magic to change it.

But how can i make sure that i can change the files on the new partition from both OS's?

Thanks,

Daan

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Best Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#1

1) You can format the new partition as a fat32 partition (so it can be read and written by both linux and WinXP)

2) Or you can avoid making the new partition and use ntfs-3g in Linux (this will allow you to write to ntfs partitions from Linux).

3) Or you can avoid making the new partition and use one of these utilities from WinXP:

 http://www.fs-driver.org/download/Ext2IFS_1_10c.exe
 http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs
 http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ext2fsd/Ext2Fsd-0.31a.exe?download

Which one to use will depend on your hardware/software and preferences.

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Daann (daanspanjers) said : 		#2

Thanks Cesare Tirabassi, that solved my question.