┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NTFS write support ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ CONFIG_NTFS_RW: │ │ This enables the partial, but safe, write support in the NTFS driver. │ │ The only supported operation is overwriting existing files, without │ changing the file length. No file or directory creation, deletion or │ renaming is possible. Note only non-resident files can be written to │ so you may find that some very small files (<500 bytes or so) cannot │ be written to. While we cannot guarantee that it will not damage any data, we have │ so far not received a single report where the driver would have │ damaged someones data so we assume it is perfectly safe to use. │ │ Note: While write support is safe in this version (a rewrite from │ scratch of the NTFS support), it should be noted that the old NTFS │ write support, included in Linux 2.5.10 and before (since 1997), │ is not safe. │ │ This is currently useful with TopologiLinux. TopologiLinux is run │ on top of any DOS/Microsoft Windows system without partitioning your │ hard disk. Unlike other Linux distributions TopologiLinux does not │ need its own partition. For more information see │ │ │ It is perfectly safe to say N here. │ │ Symbol: NTFS_RW [=n] │ Prompt: NTFS write support │ Defined at fs/Kconfig:755 │ Depends on: NTFS_FS │ Location: │ -> File systems -> DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems -> NTFS file system support (NTFS_FS [=m])