I can't write anything on NTFS drives in kubuntu 16.10
I use kubuntu 16.10 on a dual boot with windows 10. problem is I can't write/modify any data on other partitions when i use kubuntu. I can only write to my kubuntu partition. all other partitions are formatted with ntfs. what should I do? I already have ntfs-3g in latest version
You need to disable fast startup in Windows so that the system is cleanly unmounted on shutdown. This will allow you to dual-boot safely.
You need to do this because Windows normally does not shutdown any more, instead it logs off the current user and hibernates the system core. What this means is that the drive is not safe to be modified by other operating systems such as Linux until it is properly shut down.
Linux, thankfully, is detecting this state and mounting the drive read-only. If it had not done this then it could modify the Windows partition in a way that is unexpected by the (currently hibernated) Windows system which could cause instability, crashing or data loss.
Doing the steps below should disable the hibernation and make the filesystem safe for dual booting, at the cost of slowing down your Windows boot times.
Go to Power Options in the control panel (search for "power" in cortana)
Select "Choose what the power buttons do"
And then click "change settings that are currently unavailable and then uncheck the "Turn on fast start-up" option.