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Question related to symlinks
Windows Ubuntu dual boot - Share files between OSHow to share the home folder with windows on a dual-boot systemPartitioning optionsSharing dualboot volumes space-efficientlyPartitioning hard drive with Windows 7 for Ubuntu installationIs this partitioning scheme for Windows7/Ubuntu fine?How to make shared partition on dual boot between Windows 10 & Ubuntu 14.04Which one: moving /home or making symlinks in regard to SSD efficiencyDisadvantages to using NTFS as main storage drive?Symlinks no longer recognised as standard home subfoldersCan I install a Linux program on an NTFS partition?
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I have a dual boot system of ubuntu and windows. So to access files of ubuntu on windows I am going to create symlink of the required folders to an ntfs partition.
So my question is can I create the ntfs partition of some random size or it have to be bigger than total size of data inside folder?
eg. Suppose if I want to create symlink of /home/user/Music which contains 1 GB of data to an ntfs partition on same drive, is it necessary to have the ntfs partition greater than 1 GB, or smaller size is sufficient?
dual-boot partitioning ntfs symbolic-link
asked Apr 14 at 20:14
Saurabh SinghSaurabh Singh
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I have a dual boot system of ubuntu and windows. So to access files of ubuntu on windows I am going to create symlink of the required folders to an ntfs partition.
So my question is can I create the ntfs partition of some random size or it have to be bigger than total size of data inside folder?
eg. Suppose if I want to create symlink of /home/user/Music which contains 1 GB of data to an ntfs partition on same drive, is it necessary to have the ntfs partition greater than 1 GB, or smaller size is sufficient?
dual-boot partitioning ntfs symbolic-link
asked Apr 14 at 20:14
Saurabh SinghSaurabh Singh
1208
I don't think Windows can read Linux symlinks. Why not just move all your data files from your Home folder to a separate NTFS data partition, then both systems can read them without worrying about symlinks?
– Paul Benson
Apr 14 at 21:04
@PaulBenson See this askubuntu.com/a/223670/898816 but I don't know weather symlinks require the same amount of space on disk as the original file or folder.
– Saurabh Singh
Apr 15 at 5:23
1
Symlinks barely use any space, just a few kb. If you have 2 disks put all data plus Windows on one and Ubuntu on the other. The data should have its own NTFS partition, which is mounted when Ubuntu boots (fstab entry). You can then make symlinks if you want, eg for your desktop, depending how you wish to organize the data.
– Paul Benson
Apr 15 at 21:47
add a comment |
I have a dual boot system of ubuntu and windows. So to access files of ubuntu on windows I am going to create symlink of the required folders to an ntfs partition.
So my question is can I create the ntfs partition of some random size or it have to be bigger than total size of data inside folder?
eg. Suppose if I want to create symlink of /home/user/Music which contains 1 GB of data to an ntfs partition on same drive, is it necessary to have the ntfs partition greater than 1 GB, or smaller size is sufficient?
dual-boot partitioning ntfs symbolic-link
asked Apr 14 at 20:14
Saurabh SinghSaurabh Singh
1208
I have a dual boot system of ubuntu and windows. So to access files of ubuntu on windows I am going to create symlink of the required folders to an ntfs partition.
So my question is can I create the ntfs partition of some random size or it have to be bigger than total size of data inside folder?
eg. Suppose if I want to create symlink of /home/user/Music which contains 1 GB of data to an ntfs partition on same drive, is it necessary to have the ntfs partition greater than 1 GB, or smaller size is sufficient?
dual-boot partitioning ntfs symbolic-link
dual-boot partitioning ntfs symbolic-link
asked Apr 14 at 20:14
Saurabh SinghSaurabh Singh
1208
asked Apr 14 at 20:14
Saurabh SinghSaurabh Singh
1208
asked Apr 14 at 20:14
Saurabh SinghSaurabh Singh
1208
asked Apr 14 at 20:14
Saurabh SinghSaurabh Singh
1208
asked Apr 14 at 20:14
Saurabh SinghSaurabh Singh
1208
1208
I don't think Windows can read Linux symlinks. Why not just move all your data files from your Home folder to a separate NTFS data partition, then both systems can read them without worrying about symlinks?
– Paul Benson
Apr 14 at 21:04
@PaulBenson See this askubuntu.com/a/223670/898816 but I don't know weather symlinks require the same amount of space on disk as the original file or folder.
– Saurabh Singh
Apr 15 at 5:23
1
Symlinks barely use any space, just a few kb. If you have 2 disks put all data plus Windows on one and Ubuntu on the other. The data should have its own NTFS partition, which is mounted when Ubuntu boots (fstab entry). You can then make symlinks if you want, eg for your desktop, depending how you wish to organize the data.
– Paul Benson
Apr 15 at 21:47
add a comment |
I don't think Windows can read Linux symlinks. Why not just move all your data files from your Home folder to a separate NTFS data partition, then both systems can read them without worrying about symlinks?
– Paul Benson
Apr 14 at 21:04
@PaulBenson See this askubuntu.com/a/223670/898816 but I don't know weather symlinks require the same amount of space on disk as the original file or folder.
– Saurabh Singh
Apr 15 at 5:23
1
Symlinks barely use any space, just a few kb. If you have 2 disks put all data plus Windows on one and Ubuntu on the other. The data should have its own NTFS partition, which is mounted when Ubuntu boots (fstab entry). You can then make symlinks if you want, eg for your desktop, depending how you wish to organize the data.
– Paul Benson
Apr 15 at 21:47
I don't think Windows can read Linux symlinks. Why not just move all your data files from your Home folder to a separate NTFS data partition, then both systems can read them without worrying about symlinks?
– Paul Benson
Apr 14 at 21:04
I don't think Windows can read Linux symlinks. Why not just move all your data files from your Home folder to a separate NTFS data partition, then both systems can read them without worrying about symlinks?
– Paul Benson
Apr 14 at 21:04
@PaulBenson See this askubuntu.com/a/223670/898816 but I don't know weather symlinks require the same amount of space on disk as the original file or folder.
– Saurabh Singh
Apr 15 at 5:23
@PaulBenson See this askubuntu.com/a/223670/898816 but I don't know weather symlinks require the same amount of space on disk as the original file or folder.
– Saurabh Singh
Apr 15 at 5:23
1
1
Symlinks barely use any space, just a few kb. If you have 2 disks put all data plus Windows on one and Ubuntu on the other. The data should have its own NTFS partition, which is mounted when Ubuntu boots (fstab entry). You can then make symlinks if you want, eg for your desktop, depending how you wish to organize the data.
– Paul Benson
Apr 15 at 21:47
Symlinks barely use any space, just a few kb. If you have 2 disks put all data plus Windows on one and Ubuntu on the other. The data should have its own NTFS partition, which is mounted when Ubuntu boots (fstab entry). You can then make symlinks if you want, eg for your desktop, depending how you wish to organize the data.
– Paul Benson
Apr 15 at 21:47
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I don't think Windows can read Linux symlinks. Why not just move all your data files from your Home folder to a separate NTFS data partition, then both systems can read them without worrying about symlinks?
– Paul Benson
Apr 14 at 21:04
@PaulBenson See this askubuntu.com/a/223670/898816 but I don't know weather symlinks require the same amount of space on disk as the original file or folder.
– Saurabh Singh
Apr 15 at 5:23
1
Symlinks barely use any space, just a few kb. If you have 2 disks put all data plus Windows on one and Ubuntu on the other. The data should have its own NTFS partition, which is mounted when Ubuntu boots (fstab entry). You can then make symlinks if you want, eg for your desktop, depending how you wish to organize the data.
– Paul Benson
Apr 15 at 21:47