Jul112012

Why can I not open a folder in Windows which I had moved from a different drive using Ubuntu?

Divit Dsouza asks:

I’m fairly new to Linux. I had moved all the contents of a drive to a folder in another drive in the same HD using Ubuntu in my flash drive. When I try to access the folder in Windows, I get an error. But it opens fine in Ubuntu.

What could have possibly happened? What can I do to rectify this problem? I have all my media in that folder. Thanks.


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ha14

July 11, 2012

Ext2Read
http://ext2read.blogspot.fr/2010/04/ext2read-22-released-now-with-lvm2-and.html

take ownership
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Rizone-Take-Ownership-Shell-Extension.shtml

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ferdinan Sitohang

July 12, 2012

The problem is related to the ownership of the files/folder. For you to understand is different computer and OS has different user and rules of access, so that’s why it makes a problem. In order to able to read the file/folder here are the step:
1. Login as root
2. Go to the directory of your media such as -> cd /media/usb1/
3. chmod 777 * ( becarefull to use 777 since it will enable all user to access your file or folders.
4. chown . *

* -> means that it will process all files and folder in your directory
777 -> means it is readable, write able, executable
you can use nobody.nogroup as for option no. 4, but once again if you already understand about user and group, better you change it to a valid user and groups
as example user -> andy, group : andy then you need to use andy.andy.

Hope it can help. Thanks

Muz Rileks

This what make me didnt understand on my first use linux

August 2, 2012
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ferdinan Sitohang

July 12, 2012

it is a problem of ownership. You can use this
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308419
as a reference

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Divit Dsouza

July 12, 2012

I had named the folder “Disk F:”. I renamed in Ubuntu and works fine now. Thanks.

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Erlis Dhima

July 19, 2012

Try to open the folder using safe mode.. (when computer is turning on, before the windows logo appear, press f8 some times, and press enter on: “start using safe mode”)
Or another way would be using a file browser like Total Commander (http://www.ghisler.com/download.htm)

Hope it helps…