What are the appropriate mount options for a shared NTFS partition on an SSD in a dual boot Ubuntu/Windows setup?
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I have Ubuntu 13.10 and Windows 7 installed in dual boot on a single SSD. In addition they share an NTFS partition where I put all my data and documents. What is the optimal way to mount this NTFS partition in /etc/fstab (considering performance and minimizing wear of the SSD)?
Similar questions have been asked, but I could not find answers to this particular scenario.
As I understand it, the mount option 'discard' is not supported for NTFS and so should not be used (although it is recommended here).
Another often quoted mount option is 'noatime'. I use it for my ext4 partitions. Does it apply to NTFS?
My current /etc/fstab line is:
UUID=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX /dos ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
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