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Ubuntu 13.04 - dual boot problem - unable to mount windows 8 partition

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i installed ubuntu 13.04 alongside windows 8 and almost everything works fine (dual boot for both windows 8 & ubuntu 13.04 is working great).
but when i try to access my windows 8 partition via ubuntu i get the following error:

Unable to access “371 GB Volume”



Error mounting /dev/sda2 at /media/dan/544A4C7E4A4C5F3C: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=0077,fmask=0177" "/dev/sda2" "/media/dan/544A4C7E4A4C5F3C"' exited with non-zero exit status 14: Windows is hibernated, refused to mount.

Failed to mount '/dev/sda2': Operation not permitted

The NTFS partition is in an unsafe state. Please resume and shutdown

Windows fully (no hibernation or fast restarting), or mount the volume

read-only with the 'ro' mount option.

ideas anyone?

please note that i'm a linux newbie and ubuntu is the first non windows OS i've ever tried. thank you

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answered 3 Years ago ibuteking · Accepted Answer

Your windows partition is hibernated. If you have fastboot enabled disable it as it hibernates every time you shut down. In my opinion it is better to disable hibernation completely so that you never encounter this issue.

Forewarning: Disabling fastboot will cause your windows to boot significantly slower. Disabling Hibernation will cause it to boot a little bit slower than disabling fastboot. Your boot time will change from ~3-10 sec to ~10-60 sec.

To check this boot windows and choose "Restart" instead of shutdown -> load ubuntu -> then try to access the partition.

Disabling Hibernate Completely

Disabling Fastboot Only