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How do I use a ntfs drive as location for music, videos etc?

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I have a Windows/Ubuntu dual boot system, using three drives. Drive1 contains windows, drive2 contains downloads, music, videos and so on, drive3 contains Ubuntu.

I would like to have drive2 mounted automatically (assuming I have to edit fstab), the real question is if there is anyway I can store some (not all) of Ubuntu's "standard home folders" for example have downloads and videos there. Would this be possible? I

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answered 3 Years ago ainsbeave · Accepted Answer

First, make sure your drive2 is auto-mounted, most installs manage to configure that automatically, but you can edit fstab as shown here How to auto-mount ntfs partitions

Once you have drive2 mounted, create folders on that hard drive/partition where you want to store your videos and downloads, and then create softlinks or symlinks to those folders in your home directory. Like this (type these commands when you are in your home directory)-

cd ~

mkdir /path/to/drive2/mount-point/Videos

ln -s /path/to/drive2/mount-point/Videos

This should work for almost all programs as if you had the Video folder in your home directory.