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Hallo.First i want say sorry for my bad english . I have a problem.I am using Debian (Stable) and my USB HDD doesn't work properly.I can see all the folders ...
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    USB HDD problem

    Hallo.First i want say sorry for my bad english .
    I have a problem.I am using Debian (Stable) and my USB HDD doesn't work properly.I can see all the folders without the folders with music,movies and program packs .When i type "fdisk -l" it comes :
    RPA:/home/rpangelov# fdisk -l

    Disk /dev/hdb: 20.4 GB, 20490559488 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2491 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    /dev/hdb1 1 243 1951866 82 Linux swap / Solaris
    /dev/hdb2 244 1459 9767520 83 Linux
    /dev/hdb3 1460 2491 8289540 83 Linux

    Disk /dev/sda: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
    64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 156334 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes

    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    /dev/sda1 20003 156320 139588785 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
    /dev/sda5 20003 156320 139588753+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

    Does anybody can help me?Thanks.

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    If you can mount directory then its nothing to do with fdisk
    open drive folder and press Ctrl+H and see if you can see missin folders.
    now even if folders dont have '.' at start of name. i have experienced such problem before
    Never make any misteaks.

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    Is still the same.I have tried with Ctrl+H but it comes nothing.I don't understand where is the problem,because I can see the most folder,but the folders with music,movies and programs...i can't see.This HDD is on NTFS file system.Is there the problem and how can i fix it?

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    NTFS are supported in linux..
    check if you can see those on command line
    using
    # ls -al
    Never make any misteaks.

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    Password:
    RPA:/home/rpangelov# ls -la
    общо 252
    drwxr-xr-x 13 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 13:30 .
    drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2008-11-17 02:15 ..
    drwx------ 3 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 11:45 .adobe
    -rw------- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 3 2008-11-17 02:22 .bash_history
    -rw-r--r-- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 220 2008-11-17 02:15 .bash_logout
    -rw-r--r-- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 414 2008-11-17 02:15 .bash_profile
    -rw-r--r-- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 2227 2008-11-17 02:15 .bashrc
    drwxr-xr-x 2 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 13:30 .config
    -rw-r--r-- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 50 2008-11-17 10:37 .DCOPserver_RPA__0
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 rpangelov rpangelov 34 2008-11-17 10:37 .DCOPserver_RPA_:0 -> / home/rpangelov/.DCOPserver_RPA__0
    drwx------ 2 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 13:30 Desktop
    -rw------- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 26 2008-11-17 02:17 .dmrc
    -rw------- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 183 2008-11-17 10:37 .ICEauthority
    drwx------ 4 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 02:17 .kde
    -rw------- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 160 2008-11-17 02:17 .kderc
    drwxr-xr-x 3 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 02:20 .kpackage
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 89334 2007-01-03 13:02 libntfs-3g0_0.0.0+20061 031-6_i386.deb
    drwx------ 3 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 02:17 .local
    drwx------ 3 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 11:45 .macromedia
    drwxr-xr-x 3 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 02:17 .mcop
    -rw------- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 31 2008-11-17 10:37 .mcoprc
    drwx------ 3 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 10:26 .mozilla
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27070 2007-01-03 13:02 ntfs-3g_0.0.0+20061031- 6_i386.deb
    -rw-r--r-- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 1145 2008-11-17 13:09 .nvidia-settings-rc
    drwxr-xr-x 2 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 10:37 .qt
    drwx------ 2 rpangelov rpangelov 4096 2008-11-17 13:32 .Skype
    -rw------- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 158 2008-11-17 10:37 .Xauthority
    -rw------- 1 rpangelov rpangelov 36525 2008-11-17 13:32 .xsession-errors
    RPA:/home/rpangelov#

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    I find the problem .The folders was with cyrilic letters and Debian can't show it.

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    Glad you make it,

    btw
    ls -al
    was the command you have to execute in your HDD's Driectory but nevermind now
    Never make any misteaks.

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