On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:30:12 AM CEST Davyd McColl wrote: > Most newer external storage devices come formatted with ntfs these days, so > if you just want to plug-and-play, I suggest installing ntfs-3g. File > managers like dolphin and desktop environments like KDE will notice the > device and allow you to mount and use them. > > Be aware, though, that ntfs-3g, whilst being an excellent bit of software > (imo), is not the fastest way to access those disks. If you have no need to > move the disk to another computer or if you only plan on moving between > Linux computers, I suggest formatting with a native filesystem like ext4. > Personally, I use ntfs-3g for my 4 large external disks so that I can > access them when I infrequently dual-boot to windows of on the off-chance > that I would like to lend the drive to someone. I accept the performance > penalty. > > -d > > On October 3, 2018 05:45:58 the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > Are all external storage, media/disk work with Linux? > > Any recommendations, or which one to stay away from. > > > > Some of them are encrypted, so I suppose they will not work with Linux > > out of the box. > > > > -- > > Thelma
I would assume other desktop environments will also seamlessly work with ntfs-3g as that is handled by udisks. Personally, I have not noticed lesser performance with ntfs-3g with both reading and writing. I also have not had any issues with encrypted disks. -- Joost
