Linux won't let me mount an external hard drive as read/write

Question

I try

mount -t ntfs -o rw /dev/sdb1 /mnt/exthdd

it doesn't give me any response so I presume it succeeded but when I try to touch it, it tells me it's a read-only file system

This is driving me nuts

/dev/sdb1 on /mnt/exthdd type ntfs (rw)
– blsub6
Oct 7, 2010 at 1:03 — blsub6, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:03

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-07 01:02:59Z

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ntfs is the kernel read-only driver. ntfs-3g is the FUSE read/write driver.

answered Oct 7, 2010 at 1:02

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You're the man, that's exactly what I needed. Thank you
– blsub6
Oct 7, 2010 at 1:05

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