unable to mount ntfs partition created inside widows 10

Question

If i try to open any of partition, I get error message in a box.

Error mounting /dev/sda8 at /media/viratraaz/Documents: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=0077,fmask=0177" "/dev/sda8" "/media/viratraaz/Documents"' exited with non-zero exit status 14: The disk contains an unclean file system (0, 0).
Metadata kept in Windows cache, refused to mount.
Failed to mount '/dev/sda8': Operation not permitted
The NTFS partition is in an unsafe state. Please resume and shutdown
Windows fully (no hibernation or fast restarting), or mount the volume
read-only with the 'ro' mount option.

Solution 1

You need to disable Windows fast start-up option.

Open Control Panel -> Energy Settings and select Change what the power buttons do.

Choose Change settings that are currently unavailable, scroll down and uncheck
Turn on fast start-up (recommended).

Restart the computer and you won't have this error anymore.

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See here for more informations about Windows Fast Boot.

Solution 2

It happens because of the partial hibernation of Windows (From Windows 8). I hope you are trying to open a drive from your dual booted system which is shutdowned from Windows last time.

A quick and dirty way to fix this problem is, executing the following command on each drives:

sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdxx

where xx is device and partition letter and number ie: /dev/sda1

For more details: WORKAROUNDS FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO MOUNT THE WINDOWS 8 PARTITION IN LINUX DUE TO HIBERNATION

Comments

[StalkAlex]

Can't imagine why this is a dirty way because it's using the special utility even named ntfsfix.

[Gobinath]

The reason for dirty is here: According to the manual, ntfsfix - fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS". However, this problem occurs not because of errors but because of hibernation. For more details: disq.us/p/yajyhr