I'm having issues with my drives where I can't edit or delete anything. I've discovered that my drives have a read-only status, which is labeled as -ro. I really don't want to format them because I have important files stored. Disabling fast startup seems like my last option before considering a full reinstall of Windows. Is there a way to do this without having to reinstall?
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You can disable fast startup through the BIOS settings. Just navigate there and turn it off. But make sure you check carefully, as this might not be the same as what Windows fast startup refers to.
You might want to try using `ntfsfix` to remove the "dirty" flag on your NTFS filesystems. Just a heads up, this won't actually fix any serious underlying errors, and there is a risk of data corruption. Long-term, you should think about backing up your data and formatting the drive to a native Linux filesystem, especially if you don’t need to share it with Windows anymore. Windows handles filesystem errors a bit better than Linux, but having regular backups is key no matter what you decide to try.
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