A good way to workaround this is to make your Ubuntu automount your NTFS partition upon booting up. While this can be easily fixed by changing the fstab file, it involves hitting the terminal and edit the root file, which maybe a big turn off for newbies and it could possibly crash your system if it is not handled properly. To fix this issue the simpler way, we can install the application PySDM and access the storage device manager with a simple to use and user-friendly interface. PySDM is a Storage Device Manager that allows full customization of hard disk mountpoints without manually access to fstab. It also allows the creation of udev rules for dynamic configuration of storage devices
Installation
The package pysdm is found in the Ubuntu repository. You can easily install it via the Synaptic Package Manager (System -> Administration -> Synaptic package Manager). Alternatively, for those who prefer the apt-get way, here’s the command: Better still, click this link to install pysdm in your Ubuntu system.
Usage
Once installed, go to System -> Administration -> Storage Device Manager. You will find your all your partitions listed on the left pane of the window. The partitions are labelled in the sda1, sda2, sda3, etc format. To identify which entry is your NTFS partition, highlight each entry and check the Type field on the right pane. This will tell you the filesystem of that partition. Once you have located your NTFS partition, click on the Assistant button. Check the box The File system is mounted at boot time. Uncheck the box Mount file system in read only mode. Click OK to close the Assistant window, follow by Apply to save the changes. Restart your computer, your NTFS partition should automount by itself upon booting up.
