Welcome to the Linux-NTFS Wiki
The goals of the Linux-NTFS project are to develop reliable and full feature access to NTFS by the Linux kernel driver and by a user space driver (ntfsmount), and to provide a wide collection of NTFS utilities and a developer's library for other GPLed programs. We have already achieved a lot, with high quality results.
We have recently released ntfsprogs 2.0.0 with full read/write support!
Get it from our downloads-page, or read more at How can I access NTFS?
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Getting started - Please read this Section!
This project provides several ways to access and modify NTFS volumes. First, there is the Linux kernel driver: It is fast and reliable when reading files, but it has very limited write support. Almost all Linux distributions (except RedHat/Fedora) already include the kernel driver. Second, there is the ntfsmount: It is a user-space driver comparable to the kernel driver concerning reliability, but includes full write support since version 2.0.0. Third there are our ntfsprogs, which are a collection of tools for performing various operations on NTFS volumes like creating, resizing, cloning and so on.
In short:
- kernel driver: fast, reliable, read-only. Most people already have it.
- ntfsmount: fast, reliable, read/write, userspace.
- ntfsprogs: various tools for managing ntfs, namely mkntfs, ntfsresize, ntfsclone, ntfsfix, ntfsundelete, ntfswipe and ntfsdecrypt.
Documentation Pointers:
Here are some good entry points to the documentation:
- Start here: How can I access NTFS?
- The Linux-NTFS FAQ in several languages, might need some updates.
- Current project status, and the more detailed kernel driver roadmap.
- libntfs: NTFS library to access NTFS from your C/C++ programs.
- TODO lists for some of our programs.
Other things you might find interesting are:
- The current project members.
- How to get involved in the project.
Latest News:
ntfsprogs 2.0.0 released:
[2007-09-29 07:55] The long awaited 2.0.0 release is finally here! Highlights are that ntfsmount sports full read/write support, libntfs can read encrypted files and ntfsresize as well as all other tools support Windows Vista. Upgrade is strongly recommended. Read More >> |
ntfsprogs 1.13.1 released:
[2006-06-21 09:25] Time for another release. Many bug fixes and enhancements so update is strongly recommended. Read More >> |
ntfsprogs 1.13.0 released:
[2006-02-27 09:56] The long awaited release. Lots of enhancements and fixes across the board. See the changelog for details but a few notable changes are that mkntfs now creates NTFS 3.1 (Windows XP) volumes by default and that ntfsmount can deal with symbolic links and device files. Read More >> |