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CONFIG_NTFS_RW: │
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This enables the partial, but safe, write support in the NTFS driver. │
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The only supported operation is overwriting existing files, without │
changing the file length. No file or directory creation, deletion or │
renaming is possible. Note only non-resident files can be written to │
so you may find that some very small files (<500 bytes or so) cannot │
be written to.
While we cannot guarantee that it will not damage any data, we have │
so far not received a single report where the driver would have │
damaged someones data so we assume it is perfectly safe to use. │
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Note: While write support is safe in this version (a rewrite from │
scratch of the NTFS support), it should be noted that the old NTFS │
write support, included in Linux 2.5.10 and before (since 1997), │
is not safe. │
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This is currently useful with TopologiLinux. TopologiLinux is run │
on top of any DOS/Microsoft Windows system without partitioning your │
hard disk. Unlike other Linux distributions TopologiLinux does not │
need its own partition. For more information see │
<http://topologi-linux.sourceforge.net/> │
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It is perfectly safe to say N here. │
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Symbol: NTFS_RW [=n] │
Prompt: NTFS write support │
Defined at fs/Kconfig:755 │
Depends on: NTFS_FS │
Location: │
-> File systems
-> DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems
-> NTFS file system support (NTFS_FS [=m])