[handbook]: Document how to mount NTFS disks

How to mount NTFS disks is a FAQ in our chats and forums.
Add a section in handbook/disks under "18. Storage" with
straightforward information on how to mount NTFS disks.

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Fernando Apesteguía 3 years ago
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@ -1006,6 +1006,92 @@ To format the floppy with FAT, issue:
The disk is now ready for use. To use the floppy, mount it with man:mount_msdosfs[8]. One can also install and use package:emulators/mtools[] from the Ports Collection.
[[using-ntfs]]
== Using NTFS Disks
This section explains how to mount NTFS disks in FreeBSD.
NTFS (New Technology File System) is a proprietary journaling file system
developed by Microsoft(R). It has been the default file system in Microsoft
Windows(R) for many years. FreeBSD can mount NTFS volumes using a FUSE file
system. These file systems are implemented as user space programs which
interact with the man:fusefs[5] kernel module via a well defined interface.
[.procedure]
====
*Procedure: Steps to Mount a NTFS Disk*
. Before using a FUSE file system we need to load the man:fusefs[5] kernel
module:
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[source,bash]
....
# kldload fusefs
....
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Use man:sysrc[8] to load the module at startup:
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[source,bash]
....
# sysrc kld_list+=fusefs
....
. Install the actual NTFS file system from packages as in the example (see
crossref:ports[pkgng-intro,Using pkg for Binary Package Management]) or from
ports (see crossref:ports[ports-using,Using the Ports Collection]):
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[source,bash]
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# pkg install fusefs-ntfs
....
. Last we need to create a directory where the file system will be mounted:
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[source,bash]
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# mkdir /mnt/usb
....
. Suppose a USB disk is plugged in. The disk partition information can be
viewed with man:gpart[8]:
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[source,bash]
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# gpart show da0
=> 63 1953525105 da0 MBR (932G)
63 1953525105 1 ntfs (932G)
....
. We can mount the disk using the following command:
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[source,bash]
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# ntfs-3g /dev/da0s1 /mnt/usb/
....
The disk is now ready to use.
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. Additionally, an entry can be added to /etc/fstab:
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[.programlisting]
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/dev/da0s1 /mnt/usb ntfs mountprog=/usr/local/bin/ntfs-3g,noauto,rw 0 0
....
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Now the disk can be now mounted with:
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[source,bash]
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# mount /mnt/usb
....
. The disk can be unmounted with:
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[source,bash]
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# umount /mnt/usb/
....
====
[[backup-basics]]
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