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How do I mount an NTFS image created by NTFS-3G NTFSclone on Windows? Neither the gnuwin32 version of NTFSclone nor Cygwin’s mount seem to be capable.

George Litos
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If you just need to read an image, 7-zip should do it, believe it or not. The file manager UI should let you view the contents or extract, the 7z.exe command-line tool should let you extract it too.

Proof since this got downvoted despite being right, in a changelog.

If you actually need to write, or make the system think it's a real disk, I think OSFMount may be the only option. It is free (as in free beer, if you want that distinction made).

Wyatt Ward
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I'm using PassMark OSFMount, as it's a simple no-nonsense utility perfect for temporary mounts. It doesn't register itself with the system start up or install an icon to the system tray.

I am not sure if your NTFS images will be compatible, but you might want to try:
http://www.osforensics.com/tools/mount-disk-images.html

If you want a write access, be sure to uncheck the read-only flag during mounting.

gyohng
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ImDisk might mount it, but you may have to fuss with the settings to get it to work.

afrazier
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ImDisk will mount the partition image file unless you created it using the "special" format ('-s' option) of ntfsclone.

If the partition was cloned using the special format, you need to clone it again using ntfsclone.

example: ntfsclone -ro newfile.img oldfile.img

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