Error when using dd to backup HD to external NTFS formatted.

**bigrobot** · 01-02-2004, 01:41 AM

I get the error "NTFS: Cannot handle saving inode 0xNN" when backing up a hard drive to a NTFS volume. Is this because of the NTFS issue with Linux or is something else haywire? THis error occurs when I use the dd command and I have only noticed it to happen when I start the process.

First, please tell me what this error means and then how to prevent it.

**arkaine23** · 01-02-2004, 01:53 AM

You can't safely write to NTFS with Knoppix. You could do it if you were accessing a remote NTFS share via smbmount.

**jdong** · 01-02-2004, 11:05 PM

yikes! DO NOT try to write to an NTFS partition under Linux!!

You can RUIN THE VOLUME very easily!

You can only write to a NTFS partition if you don't change the file size (i.e. cloop image)

**bigrobot** · 01-03-2004, 04:15 AM

Originally Posted by jdong

yikes! DO NOT try to write to an NTFS partition under Linux!!

You can RUIN THE VOLUME very easily!

You can only write to a NTFS partition if you don't change the file size (i.e. cloop image)

Does that mean that I can write a file to an NTFS partition, but that I shouldn't try to manipulate and/or change the file with Linux?