Fix “Unable to acess location” error when mount disk

• Enviroment: Ubuntu 24.4 and Windows 11 (Dual system)

In ubuntu 24.4, there is a desktop shortcut on the hover to quickly mount disk and open nautilus with a simple click.

Problem

However, I found a error issued recently:

when I tried to use the hover shortcut to mount my Data partition, which was originally belong to Windows system with NTFS type.

Cause

1. Windows Fast Boot:
   It’s probally due the “Fast Boot” of Windows still occupying the disk.

2. Drive errors:
   There are some drive errors need to be fixed.

Solution

Turn off Fast Boot

1. Open “Control Panel“.
2. Click “Power Options.”
3. Click the “Choose what the power buttons do” link.
4. Press the “Change settings that are currently unavailable” link.
5. Uncheck the “Turn on fast startup” checkbox.
6. Click the “Save changes” button.

Fix drive

I tried but failed to use ntfsfix to fix it in Ubuntu, because the Data partition is belong to Windows system.

So we have to fix it in Windows system.

1. Boot to Windows system
2. Open cmd (or powershell)
3. Run:

   chkdsk /f d:

4. Reboot Windows

After that, reboot Ubuntu and free to go.

Reference

• https://askubuntu.com/a/1492976
• https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/781599
• https://linux.cn/article-2045-1.html
• https://windowsloop.com/how-to-turn-off-fast-startup-in-windows-10/
• https://www.howtogeek.com/1033/how-to-use-chkdsk-on-windows/