How To Mount An Unknown Type On Linux
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i am having a little problem with a file system on my linux server. i have tried to mount my usb drive into the usb port, i can see the usb in my /dev devices, but when i try to mount it it says [3338], Last Updated: Sun Jul 05, 2020
Rosco
Thu May 06, 2010
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i am having a little problem with a file system on my linux server. i have tried to mount my USB drive into the USB port, i can see the USB in my /dev devices, but when i try to mount it it says
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
what can i do?
usually linux uses ext3 (older ext2)
however, both linux and windows can read file in a VFAT (FAT32) file system, so if i were you, i would go in the windows computer and format the USB device with FAT32 and when you mount that USB drive into your linux, it should work.