Mount NTFS disk as a read and write volume and not read only.

[Scott van Looy]

On Nov 18 redhatdude at bellsouth.net did spake thusly:

> Hi,
> I have a PC that doesn't start because the HD is completely full. The user 
> filled up the recycle bin and never emptied it. I need to be able to delete 
> all the junk in the recycle bin so WindowsXP can start and I don't have to 
> reformat the HD and reinstall everything. I only have macs and linux machines 
> to do this. I put the HD in a firewire enclosure and mounted in both macs and 
> linux boxes and it always mounts as a read only volume. Therefore, it lets me 
> see the content of the disk but it doesn't let me delete anything. Can 
> someone tell me how I can get to delete files in this NTFS volume using FC6?
> Thanks,
> EJ

Put the disk back in the machine. Boot using the XP install disk. Choose 
to repair using the Recovery Console...?

Surely far less hassle...

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