I'm currently dual-booting Windows 11 and Kubuntu (KDE Ubuntu), and I've set up an NTFS partition for my downloads, screenshots, and recordings. Most of the time, I can write to it from Linux, but occasionally I get hit with a permissions issue that requires admin access. It's really frustrating, and it seems random—there's no clear pattern. I'm running on a setup with an Intel i5-12400F, RTX 3070, 3200MHz RAM, and a 1TB Gen 3 SSD on an ASRock B660M Pro RS motherboard. Any advice on how to fix this?
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One big issue might be that Windows isn’t fully shutting down; it often goes into a sleep state instead. When that happens, Linux can run into problems accessing NTFS partitions. Make sure you perform a full shutdown in Windows before booting into Linux to avoid these issues.
Try adding an entry to your fstab file. Use a UUID for the NTFS partition with the 'nofail' option, and set the UID and GID to match your user IDs. You can find your UID and GID using the `id` command. This should allow you smoother access without needing admin permissions.
How do I completely shut down Windows? Any tricks?