diff --git a/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md b/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md index 0b4b87c..9f3605d 100644 --- a/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md +++ b/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md @@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ To prevent that, consider to disable it. Example tutorial: [PassFab: Disable Fas ## Preventing NTFS Read Errors **THERE HAS BEEN A REPORT THAT THIS MAY CAUSE DATA LOSS** -Due to the nature of NTFS, creating files/folders with characters Windows cannot read will cause disk errors (leading to games that don't launch), the most common issue is a `;` character in filenames that Proton creates on the NTFS disk. +Due to the nature of NTFS, creating [files/folders with names that are invalid on Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#naming-conventions) will cause disk errors (leading to games that don't launch). The most common issue is a `:` (colon) character in filenames that Proton creates on the NTFS disk. -Fixing this is pretty simple. Create a symlink from the `/compatdata` folder on Linux to the mounted NTFS disk. +Fixing this is pretty simple: create the `/compatdata` folder on the mounted NTFS disk as a symlink that points to a folder on a Linux partition. Creating the symlink: @@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ $ ln -s ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata /media/gamedisk/Steam/steamapps/ *If the `/compatdata` folder already exists on the mounted disk BEFORE the symlink, DELETE IT!* -## Turning off Case-Sensitivity in file names +## Turning off case-sensitivity in file names -Sometimes Case-Sensitivity can be an issue and lead to files not being found, because their names differ in case from what is expected. In such cases, mounting the ntfs partition with `lowntfs-3g` may solve the problem (source: https://serverfault.com/questions/901855/ntfs-3g-ignore-case). +Sometimes case-sensitivity can be an issue and lead to files not being found, because their names differ in case from what is expected. In such cases, mounting the NTFS partition with `lowntfs-3g` may solve the problem (source: https://serverfault.com/questions/901855/ntfs-3g-ignore-case). To do that, edit the entry in `/etc/fstab` as follows: ```