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Re-tested symlink from EXT4 to NTFS across Ubuntu 18.10/19.04 and Pop!_OS 18.10/19.04 to try to replicate data loss issue, unable to. Added warning.

Anthony Vadala 2019-06-07 15:01:35 -04:00
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Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md

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- Ubuntu 18.10 - Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 19.04
- Pop!_OS 18.10
- Pop!_OS 19.04
# Configuring and Automounting the NTFS Partition # Configuring and Automounting the NTFS Partition
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## Preventing NTFS Read Errors ## 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 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.