I'm dual booting Windows and Arch Linux. When I try to delete files from the Windows drive in Arch, I get a permission denied message. My Linux account can use sudo, so what should I check?
Why can't I delete files from my Windows drive in Arch Linux?
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First check how the Windows partition is mounted. Run mount in a terminal, find the entry for that drive, and look for rw or ro in its options. That tells you whether it's mounted read-write or read-only.
Being allowed to use sudo doesn't automatically make a file manager run with elevated permissions, and it won't make a read-only mount writable. If the drive is already mounted rw, check the mount options and permissions on the parent folder too.
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If the partition is read-only, Windows Fast Startup or hibernation could be the reason. A normal Windows shutdown with Fast Startup enabled may leave the filesystem in a hibernated state.
Boot back into Windows and do a full shutdown. You can run shutdown -s -t 00 from a Windows command prompt, then boot into Arch and check the mount again. Don't force a hibernated Windows filesystem to mount writable, since that can damage data.
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b5~ticketclip_837:
Seeing hiberfil.sys alone doesn't prove Windows is currently hibernated. Check the mount state and any filesystem error messages as well.