Mount specific ntfs directory on Linux

Question

Hey SuperUsers, I have Linux mount question.

I have a dual-boot Win7/Linux machine.
My main OS is Windows, and that's where most of my work lives.
Generally all work done under Linux, is to be migrated for further Win usage.

I would therefore like to mount my NTFS partitions onto my Linux OS.
However, I wish to protect me from me.
I would like to (say) mount my Win-Desktop folder, as a device of its own, without mounting the whole relevant drive.
Is it possible? Further more, if it's not possible, I at-least want the drive to be mounted without being visible on the Linux desktop, and just have the Win-Desktop folder visibly mounted.

I would appreciate any comment, or past expiriance.

Answer 1

As far as I have tried, you can only mount the entire partition. However you can then make a symlink to the folder of choice and save it as a favorite or display it on your desktop or home directory.

check out this link on how to do this mount ntfs partition

or check this link generic ntfs mount instructions

How to create a symlink

open terminal and sudo

ln -s [TARGET DIRECTORY OR FILE] ./[SHORTCUT]

For example: ln -s /usr/local/apache/logs ./logs

This points a symbolic link "./logs" to "/usr/local/apache/logs"

automount = basic gui instructions

or edit the fstab file see this. personally you shoudl use the gui instructions cause this updates the fstab file