Revert 642af5f8e5f701f345316bf507806b728fc07000...e5403db7b9f8332cbab39ddca48cbcbd18ee5e43 on Using a NTFS disk with Linux and Windows

SmallJoker 2022-11-08 21:41:49 +01:00
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**If the partition is mounted as read-only after reboot** **If the partition is mounted as read-only after reboot**
If Windows is installed on the NTFS partition, the Windows Fast Startup feature can cause the mount command to fail. If Windows is installed on the NTFS partition, the Windows Fast Startup feature can cause the mount command to fail.
To prevent that, consider to disable it. Example tutorial: [PassFab: Disable Fast Startup](https://yip.su/2g4qs3) To prevent that, consider to disable it. Example tutorial: [PassFab: Disable Fast Startup](https://www.passfab.com/windows-10/disable-fast-boot-windows-10.html#way3)
## Preventing NTFS Read Errors ## Preventing NTFS Read Errors
**THERE HAS BEEN A REPORT THAT THIS MAY CAUSE DATA LOSS** **THERE HAS BEEN A REPORT THAT THIS MAY CAUSE DATA LOSS**
Due to the nature of NTFS, creating [files/folders with names that are invalid on Windows](https://yip.su/2g4qs3) 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. 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 the `/compatdata` folder on the mounted NTFS disk as a symlink that points to a folder on a Linux partition. 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.