Howto mount windows partition onto ubuntu Linux

To mount a Windows partition on an Ubuntu Linux system, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Determine the device name of the Windows partition. Run the lsblk command to list the block devices on your system. Look for the device name of the Windows partition you want to mount. It will be listed under the NAME column.

2. Install the necessary software. You will need to install the ntfs-3g package to be able to mount an NTFS partition on Ubuntu. You can install it using the apt-get command. For example:

sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g

3. Create a mount point for the Windows partition. A mount point is a directory where the Windows partition will be mounted. Create a directory for the mount point using the mkdir command. For example:

mkdir /mnt/windows

4. Mount the Windows partition. Use the mount command to mount the Windows partition on the mount point you created. You will need to specify the -t ntfs-3g option to tell the system that the partition is an NTFS filesystem. For example:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows

Replace /dev/sda1 with the actual device name of your Windows partition.

The Windows partition will now be mounted on the /mnt/windows mount point. You can access the files on the Windows partition by navigating to this directory.

5. Unmount the Windows partition when you are finished. When you are finished accessing the files on the Windows partition, you should unmount it to prevent data loss. Use the umount command to unmount the Windows partition:

umount /mnt/windows

Keep in mind that you will need to have the appropriate permissions to use the mount and umount commands. Typically, only the root user or users with sudo privileges can mount and unmount devices.