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How to access (mount) Windows NTFS partitions in Ubuntu Linux ?

Asked by JatinHemant in Ubuntu, Debian Linux, Linux Setup

Hi friends !

I want to recover my data from my Windows partitions. You see, I have 160 GB HDD. I have both Windows Server 2003 and Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Server Edition installed on it. The partitions are as follows:

Windows partitions:
C:      40 GB            Windows Server 2003 Installed      NTFS            WIN2K3      
D:      80 GB            Data partition                        NTFS            DATA

Linux partition
Main partition 39 GB (ext3)
Swap partition 1 GB

Both C: and D: are NTFS and can be seen in My Computer.

I have a serious problem that my Windows Server has been attacked by some strong viruses which corrupted my OS and even disabled my Kaspersky anti-virus application (I have Kaspersky anti-virus Business Security 6.0.3.837 installed on my server and it regularly updated itself. Everything SURPRISING for me)

When I boot (GRUB is working fine) from Ubuntu, it is all OK. But when I use my Windows 2003 OS to boot, it boots normally, but it is too slow that I can not do anything. It states many messages like virtual memory low, Dr. Watson error, xxx.com any others that show that OS is infected by viruses. Then computer hangs.

I used Repair option to repair my Windows but it did not solve the problem

Now, I want to copy all my data from C: and D: so that I format Windows OS and install it back. So when I used Ubuntu to boot so that I access C: and D: from there and copy them in my USB Hard Drive. I get the following message:

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Cannot mount volume.
Unable to mount the volume 'Data'

Details
$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0,0) Failed to mount '/dev/sda5': Operation not supported Mouont is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action: Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly. Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for your own responsibility. For example type on the command line: mount -t ntfs -3g /dev/sda5/media/DATA -o force Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file /dev/sda5/media/DATA ntfs -3g force 0 0

********************************************************************************************************************

Please tell me how can I access my Windows partitions C: and D: in Ubuntu.

Regards.
 
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