ntfsunmountwindows
Sometimes I mount my NTFS drives in Ubuntu but forget to unmount them before shutdown.
So does Ubuntu unmount them before shutdown or do I have to unmount them manually before shutdown?
I am asking this because I have forgot to unmount my NTFS partition many times and when I boot into my Windows, windows starts scanning for my disk sometimes.
Thanks.
If you feel that you dont want to enter password on mounting and unmounting then one way is to edit sudoers file.
sudo visudo
Add the following two lines at the end of your file.
username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/bin/mount
username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/bin/umount
If you want to automount your drives at startup then install pysdm
Unmounting of a file system removes it from the mount point, and deletes the entry from the /etc/mtab. Some file system administration tasks can't be performed when the file system is mounted. Such as checking and repairing of the file system, formatting, and more
File systems are automatically unmounted when the system is shut down. To manually unmount file systems, use the umount command.
Edit:
Warning: Always be careful when dealing with partition. Make sure that you have a backup available just in case.
Unmounting is necessary to partition the drive, and create space for Ubuntu. It is OK to press Yes, but you need to be careful when partitioning, that you don't wipe that whole drive. I would recommend that you boot from the install DVD/USB, click on Try Ubuntu, use Gparted to shrink the partition, and create a partition for Ubuntu.
If you like, that can also be done from within Windows. See here for instructions.
Best Answer
Yeah its safe. Ubuntu unmount the NTFS partition during shutdown.You can also set your NTFS partition to auto mount so that you don want to mount it every time you logon.
To auto mount ntfs partitions in ubuntu, you must install
ntfs-configYou can also edit your fstab file to auto mount your NTFS partition,but it may be little confusing one for a beginner.See the below post to edit your fstab file to auto mount your NTFS partition but be sure what you are doing is right.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=785263