- #LINUX EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE READ ONLY ON WINDOWS 10 UPDATE#
- #LINUX EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE READ ONLY ON WINDOWS 10 FULL#
In some cases the hibernation file might be created before turning off the fast startup option, so the hibernation file is never destroyed.
#LINUX EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE READ ONLY ON WINDOWS 10 UPDATE#
Some Windows update (this seems to especially happen with Windows 10) might have re-enabled the fast startup option, so you'll need to disable it again.
What if you did this but the Windows partition is still mounted as read-only in Linux, or you can't access it at all? This might be caused by: Next, click on the Choose what the power buttons do item from the left-hand sidebar: You can disable fast startup in Windows 10 or 8 this by launching the Control Panel, search for Power Options and click it. This will cause your Windows OS to boot slower though!
#LINUX EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE READ ONLY ON WINDOWS 10 FULL#
Disable the Windows 10 or 8 fast startup option.Ī permanent way of getting your Windows partition(s) to be mounted will full read and write permissions on Linux is to disable the Windows fast startup option. You need to do this every time you want full access of the Windows partition(s) from Linux. In both the full shutdown and restart cases, Windows won't hibernate, so you'll be able to access the Windows drive with read/write access in Linux. You can also restart Windows and reboot into your Linux distribution. To perform a full shutdown, press and hold the Shift key while you press the Shut down button on your Windows 10 or 8 OS. This is a nice option to have on Windows, but it causes the problem I mentioned above when dual booting Windows and Linux.Ī Windows 10 partition mounted as read-only in Ubuntu (as you can notice, the New Folder right click menu item is unavailable)Ī full Windows shutdown (without hibernation) will get Windows 10 or 8 drives to mount with full read and write access on Linux. When shutting down Windows, it hibernates, allowing for a faster boot. This issue is caused by the Windows fast startup (also called hybrid boot or hybrid shutdown) option, which is enabled by default. On older Linux distributions, users might not be able to access the Windows partition at all, receiving a "Failed to mount, operation not permitted" error which also adds that the NTFS partition is in an unsafe state. Users dual booting Windows 10 or 8 and a Linux distribution, be it Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, openSUSE and so on, will sometimes noticed that the Windows partition is mounted as read only, allowing access to files from the Windows partition, but denying the creation of new files and folders, or modifying existing files.