NTFS

NTFS (New Technology File System) is a proprietary disk filesystem by Microsoft for Windows and Windows-based operating systems.

There are two primary methods to achieve NTFS support when using Linux. The kernel itself includes limited write support for the NTFS filesystem. This can be seen in the native support section below. There is also a FUSE filesystem driver called NTFS-3G that includes better write support. Because of this, most users who need NTFS support opt for the FUSE implementation over the rather limited built-in support.

Kernel
Be aware: as of November, 2017, the mainlined NTFS kernel driver has very limited functional support for NTFS. The kernel configuration information defines support as "partial, but safe". This driver can overwrite existing files but is not capable of file or directory creation, deletion, or renaming. Most NTFS users will want to to enable the FUSE powered version.

FUSE support (NTFS-3G)
The following kernel options must be enabled for NTFS read/write capabilities over FUSE in Linux:

The package is also required (see the emerge section below).

USE flags
Because NTFS-3G is a FUSE-based filesystem, it requires user space utilities. It is currently the best implementation of NTFS for Linux and the only FUSE-based implementation available in the main Gentoo repository.

Emerge
After reviewing USE flags and making adjustments as necessary, install the FUSE user space tools in order to manipulate NTFS filesystems:

Creation
To create an NTFS filesystem on the partition (needs   USE flag):

Please replace with the actual partition you want to format.

Mount
There are several ways to mount a NTFS filesystem:


 * mount - Manual mounting.
 * fstab - Automatic mount at boot time.
 * removable media - Automatic mount at demand.
 * AutoFS - Automatic mount on access.

External resources

 * NTFS at Microsoft's TechNet