[Hampshire] NTFS and Linux

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Author: Peter Alefounder
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To: hampshire
Subject: [Hampshire] NTFS and Linux
How compatible is NTFS with Linux? I am considering getting an
external hard drive for use as a back-up device, but as far as I can
tell, it may well have NTFS and I am not sure how easy it might be to
re-format it. I am thinking here of characters that might or might not
be allowed in file names, total length of file names, and what might
happen to symbolic links. I use ext4 on my system.

Would be grateful for any advice.

Peter Alefounder.

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