[Linux] Mounting an NTFS External Hard Drive on CentOS

The server runs CentOS and needs to mount two 2TB external hard drives.

The command is as follows:

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mount -t ntfs /dev/sdn1 /test1
mount： unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'

An error occurred, meaning the system does not recognize “NTFS.” The solution is as follows:

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wget http://tuxera.com/opensource/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2013.1.13.tgz
tar zxvf ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2013.1.13.tgz 
cd ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2013.1.13
./configure
make
make install
mkdir /mnt/window
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdn1 /mnt/window

To unmount:

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umount /dev/sdn1