NTFS not seen in Kubuntu 24

[Colin Law]

On Sun, 5 Jan 2025 at 21:26, Stephen Constantinou via ubuntu-users
<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Dear All
>
> I am a low ability user.  I have been using Kubuntu 22.04.  I also ran
> VirtualBox with Windows 11 as a virtual machine.  I was saving lots of
> data onto an external HDD which was formatted many years ago as NTFS.
> It was readable/writable in both Windows and Linux. Life was sweet.
>
> I upgraded by way of complete reinstall, to Kubuntu 24.  Which meant
> reinstalling VirtualBox. VirtualBox had too many problems so I now use
> Vmware.
>
> Next, as my external HDD (NTFS) was sounding poorly, I copied the
> essential files to the Kubuntu slave drive.  I brought a replacement
> HDD.  I formatted it using Gparted on a laptop whose HDD I disconnected,
> as NTFS.  A Windows laptop can see the drive.  Kubuntu cannot see it.

Is ntfs-3g installed?

Colin L.