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Thread: [SEVERE BUG] ExtFS for Windows changed all my files permissions !!!!!

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    Thumbs down [SEVERE BUG] ExtFS for Windows changed all my files permissions !!!!!

    Hi, I am trying ExtFs for Windows to access my Linux partitions.
    With it I have mounted my partition as read-only.
    When later I have rebooted my Linux OS I have discovered that all my files are read-only (with the 'write' bit off)
    I had to fix all my files by doing
    Code:
    for p in $(rpm -qa) ; do
       rpm --restore $p ;
    done
    chmod -R u+w /home
    Please FIX the software, which for me is USELESS because it changes my files' permissions.

    EDIT: after I fixed my files I booted again in Windows and mounted my home partition read-only.
    Now I have rebooted in Linux and AGAIN the files' permissions are read-only.
    Last edited by a.ster; 10.03.19 at 15:02. Reason: tested twice

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    Re: [SEVERE BUG] ExtFS for Windows changed all my files permissions !!!!!

    I can confirm this. I mounted an Ubuntu 18.04 Ext4 partition in Windows 10 as read only using Paragon Linux FIlesystem for Windows. Each time I do this, when I later boot into Linux, all files are changed in the file system to read only. I double checked that this is not a mounting issue or something with Windows fast boot (which I have disabled). Your software does really change all file permissions on the disk, and this with a read-only mount.

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    Re: [SEVERE BUG] ExtFS for Windows changed all my files permissions !!!!!

    Also confirmed. Mounted EXT4 partitions as read-only thinking this would prevent any corruption. What a joke! Went back to Linux and could not start desktop environment because everything had become read-only. Had to restore root partition from backup and am still finding random directories on another partition that have become read-only. I wish I would have found this before I bought it. This software is seriously defective and it seems that nobody cares. Uninstalled it. Not taking any chances with it again.

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    Re: [SEVERE BUG] ExtFS for Windows changed all my files permissions !!!!!

    I also hit this bug recently. How can anybody rely on this software when it changes a supposedly readonly filesystem? There were no updates since this bug was reported. Not even an acknowledgement from Paragon.

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    Re: [SEVERE BUG] ExtFS for Windows changed all my files permissions !!!!!

    same issue for me, it ruined all the folder permissions and groups

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    Re: [SEVERE BUG] ExtFS for Windows changed all my files permissions !!!!!

    Same here, fortunately for me it changed premissions in home folder only.
    But still very disappointing. Please fix.

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    Re: [SEVERE BUG] ExtFS for Windows changed all my files permissions !!!!!

    I find it terribly unsettling that this year-old thread detailing numerous reports of a catastrophic flaw in this product has no official response from the development team or company representative. Even a simple acknowledgment that they are aware of the issue and progress report on their intended fix would be better than pure silence...

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    Re: [SEVERE BUG] ExtFS for Windows changed all my files permissions !!!!!

    Yes me too. After I mount my drive in Windows and read some files in home folder, I can't boot into Linux Mint which will report .ICEauthority write error because the Write permission of home folder is turned off. Then I have to reboot into recover mode and type:
    mount -o remount,rw /
    chmod u+w <home-folder>
    After login, I found the write permission of "~/.local" folder and sub-folders are corrupted, which causes many applications to report permission error. So I have to:
    chmod -R u+w ~/.local
    And I found some folders may gain o+w accidentally.

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