NTFS (via driver)
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NTFS (via driver) refers to support in Linux for reading and writing Microsoft’s NTFS file system through a dedicated kernel or userspace driver.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ntfs-3g | 2 |
| NTFS | 1 |
| NTFS (via driver) canonical | 1 |
| NTFS-3G | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T286879 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NTFS (via driver) Context triple: [Linux, supportsFileSystem, NTFS (via driver)]
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A.
HFS Plus
HFS Plus is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Apple for use in macOS and earlier Macintosh operating systems, succeeding the original HFS to support larger files and volumes.
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B.
ISO 9660
ISO 9660 is an international standard file system format primarily used for optical disc media such as CD-ROMs to ensure cross-platform data compatibility.
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C.
Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
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D.
Windows RT
Windows RT is a tablet-focused edition of Microsoft's Windows operating system designed to run on ARM-based devices and limited to apps from the Windows Store.
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E.
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NTFS (via driver) Target entity description: NTFS (via driver) refers to support in Linux for reading and writing Microsoft’s NTFS file system through a dedicated kernel or userspace driver.
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A.
HFS Plus
HFS Plus is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Apple for use in macOS and earlier Macintosh operating systems, succeeding the original HFS to support larger files and volumes.
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B.
ISO 9660
ISO 9660 is an international standard file system format primarily used for optical disc media such as CD-ROMs to ensure cross-platform data compatibility.
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C.
Windows
Windows is a widely used family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for personal computers, servers, and other devices.
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D.
Windows RT
Windows RT is a tablet-focused edition of Microsoft's Windows operating system designed to run on ARM-based devices and limited to apps from the Windows Store.
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E.
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Linux storage subsystem component
ⓘ
file system support mechanism ⓘ |
| canBeProvidedBy |
FUSE-based driver
ⓘ
in-kernel NTFS driver ⓘ ntfs-3g ⓘ
linked to:
NTFS (via driver)
|
| category |
Linux file system drivers
ⓘ
interoperability software ⓘ |
| configurationMethod |
/etc/fstab entry
ⓘ
mount command options ⓘ |
| dependsOn | NTFS on-disk format specification (reverse engineered or documented) ⓘ |
| fileSystemOrigin |
Microsoft NTFS
ⓘ
linked to:
NTFS
|
| goal | transparent NTFS access from Linux applications ⓘ |
| implementationForm |
kernel driver
ⓘ
userspace driver ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
block devices
ⓘ
partition tables ⓘ |
| mayLimit |
support for NTFS ACL semantics
ⓘ
support for NTFS compression ⓘ support for advanced NTFS features such as EFS ⓘ |
| mayRequireComponent | FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) ⓘ |
| mountInterface | VFS (Virtual File System) ⓘ |
| mountOptionExample |
ntfs
ⓘ
ntfs-3g ⓘ
linked to:
NTFS (via driver)
|
| operatingSystem | Linux ⓘ |
| performanceCharacteristic | userspace FUSE drivers are typically slower than in-kernel drivers ⓘ |
| providesCapability |
read NTFS partitions
ⓘ
write NTFS partitions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| requiresComponent |
Linux kernel
ⓘ
linked to:
Linux
|
| securityConsideration | write support may risk data corruption if driver is unstable ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
NTFS permissions mapping (partial)
ⓘ
journaling awareness (read) ⓘ large file support ⓘ |
| supportsFileSystem | NTFS ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
directory listing
ⓘ
file creation ⓘ file deletion ⓘ file metadata access ⓘ file read ⓘ file rename ⓘ file write ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
reading NTFS USB drives on Linux
ⓘ
sharing data between Windows and Linux installations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accessing data on NTFS-formatted disks
ⓘ
dual-boot system file sharing ⓘ external NTFS drive access ⓘ interoperability with Windows file systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: NTFS (via driver) Description of subject: NTFS (via driver) refers to support in Linux for reading and writing Microsoft’s NTFS file system through a dedicated kernel or userspace driver.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: NTFS (via driver)
linked to: NTFS (via driver)
linked to: NTFS (via driver)
linked to: NTFS (via driver)