Intrenal HardDrive won't mount

[patrickstein]

I can see the drive in Computer, but when I try to mount it I get this:

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$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0) Failed to mount '/dev/sdb1': Operation not supported Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action: Choice 1: if you have windows then disconnect the external devices by clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in Windows taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly. Choice 2: if you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for your own responsibility for example type on the command line: mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1/media/MY DRIVE NAME -o force or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file: /dev/sdb1/media/MY DRIVE NAME ntfs-3g force o o

How do I get this internal drive to mount so I can get to my files?

Thank You

[merlwiz79]

You didn't unmount the hard drive correctly when in Windows.
Boot into Windows and shutdown correctly, then boot into Linux Mint.

[patrickstein]

Hi

I do not have windows anymore. The reason I made the switch to Linux Mint is because my windows messed up.

[patrickstein]

Hi

Anyone thought of anything that could help me out yet?

Thank You

[merlwiz79]

Well with no windows you have to force it to mount.
Terminal command

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sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 -o force

To make it automatic edit /etc/fstab

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/dev/sda1 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults,force 0 0

Make sure to change sda1 to what ever your drive is.