NTFS not seen in Kubuntu 24

[Stephen Constantinou]

Dear All

My thanks to all.  Although this issue is not resolved I have received a
lot of advice about how to present information.  I will take this
onboard and try again later.  Meanwhile this issue is closed

Thanks

Stephen C

On 05/01/2025 21:34, Colin Law wrote:
> 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.
>