I have a Samsung portable SSD and can't open
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My laptop right now runs Ubuntu Kylin, and has no Windows on it after accidentally wiping it when I updated the Ubuntu version. I'm trying to access a SSD from Samsung that used to work fine with windows.There's an .exe file to activate it.. However, right now I can't seem to get the file to open. It opens briefly and then closes. I've tried installing exfat-utils which I read somewhere solved other people's problems, but still I'm having no relief to my issue. I've tried using Wine, but I'm unfamiliar and can't get that to operate properly either.
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My laptop right now runs Ubuntu Kylin, and has no Windows on it after accidentally wiping it when I updated the Ubuntu version. I'm trying to access a SSD from Samsung that used to work fine with windows.There's an .exe file to activate it.. However, right now I can't seem to get the file to open. It opens briefly and then closes. I've tried installing exfat-utils which I read somewhere solved other people's problems, but still I'm having no relief to my issue. I've tried using Wine, but I'm unfamiliar and can't get that to operate properly either.
ssd samsung kylin
edited Oct 3 '16 at 5:11
Anwar
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asked Oct 1 '16 at 23:45
Jared Y
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SSD or SD card? Quite different. If the latter, what size? exFAT support required only for +64GB. What file? A Windows executable does NOT work in Linux. Some Windows programs may run with Wine but not all. Please edit your question in a way it makes sense, i.e., provide actual information about your intended result.
– user589808
Oct 1 '16 at 23:52
It's an SSD. I'm trying to run this .exe so that I can use it as a portable HD. It has 1TB, but it won't run right now since I'm stuck with Ubuntu. Is it possible to somehow open this program so that I can use the files inside? I think the encryption technology might be making it more difficult.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:13
If it's a Windows proprietary encryption software then you need Windows. Anyway, and again, what .exe? What software is that?
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:18
The .exe is just the app that comes installed with the Solid State Drive. When you plug it into the usb, it can be installed quite easily. However, the Linux OS is making it hard to access the files. The software seems to be part of Samsung's design to let users read files that are encrypted on their modern SSD's.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:24
Yes, I already know that. I asked again what app is that, what name, etc... I doesn't matter that much anyway because, again, you need Windows. It's NOT the "Linux OS" that's making it hard, it's the manufacturer or whoever decided to use a Windows proprietary software for that.
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:32
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My laptop right now runs Ubuntu Kylin, and has no Windows on it after accidentally wiping it when I updated the Ubuntu version. I'm trying to access a SSD from Samsung that used to work fine with windows.There's an .exe file to activate it.. However, right now I can't seem to get the file to open. It opens briefly and then closes. I've tried installing exfat-utils which I read somewhere solved other people's problems, but still I'm having no relief to my issue. I've tried using Wine, but I'm unfamiliar and can't get that to operate properly either.
ssd samsung kylin
edited Oct 3 '16 at 5:11
Anwar
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asked Oct 1 '16 at 23:45
Jared Y
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My laptop right now runs Ubuntu Kylin, and has no Windows on it after accidentally wiping it when I updated the Ubuntu version. I'm trying to access a SSD from Samsung that used to work fine with windows.There's an .exe file to activate it.. However, right now I can't seem to get the file to open. It opens briefly and then closes. I've tried installing exfat-utils which I read somewhere solved other people's problems, but still I'm having no relief to my issue. I've tried using Wine, but I'm unfamiliar and can't get that to operate properly either.
ssd samsung kylin
ssd samsung kylin
edited Oct 3 '16 at 5:11
Anwar
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asked Oct 1 '16 at 23:45
Jared Y
614
edited Oct 3 '16 at 5:11
Anwar
55.4k20143252
asked Oct 1 '16 at 23:45
Jared Y
614
edited Oct 3 '16 at 5:11
Anwar
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edited Oct 3 '16 at 5:11
Anwar
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edited Oct 3 '16 at 5:11
Anwar
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55.4k20143252
asked Oct 1 '16 at 23:45
Jared Y
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asked Oct 1 '16 at 23:45
Jared Y
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asked Oct 1 '16 at 23:45
Jared Y
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614
SSD or SD card? Quite different. If the latter, what size? exFAT support required only for +64GB. What file? A Windows executable does NOT work in Linux. Some Windows programs may run with Wine but not all. Please edit your question in a way it makes sense, i.e., provide actual information about your intended result.
– user589808
Oct 1 '16 at 23:52
It's an SSD. I'm trying to run this .exe so that I can use it as a portable HD. It has 1TB, but it won't run right now since I'm stuck with Ubuntu. Is it possible to somehow open this program so that I can use the files inside? I think the encryption technology might be making it more difficult.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:13
If it's a Windows proprietary encryption software then you need Windows. Anyway, and again, what .exe? What software is that?
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:18
The .exe is just the app that comes installed with the Solid State Drive. When you plug it into the usb, it can be installed quite easily. However, the Linux OS is making it hard to access the files. The software seems to be part of Samsung's design to let users read files that are encrypted on their modern SSD's.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:24
Yes, I already know that. I asked again what app is that, what name, etc... I doesn't matter that much anyway because, again, you need Windows. It's NOT the "Linux OS" that's making it hard, it's the manufacturer or whoever decided to use a Windows proprietary software for that.
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:32
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SSD or SD card? Quite different. If the latter, what size? exFAT support required only for +64GB. What file? A Windows executable does NOT work in Linux. Some Windows programs may run with Wine but not all. Please edit your question in a way it makes sense, i.e., provide actual information about your intended result.
– user589808
Oct 1 '16 at 23:52
It's an SSD. I'm trying to run this .exe so that I can use it as a portable HD. It has 1TB, but it won't run right now since I'm stuck with Ubuntu. Is it possible to somehow open this program so that I can use the files inside? I think the encryption technology might be making it more difficult.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:13
If it's a Windows proprietary encryption software then you need Windows. Anyway, and again, what .exe? What software is that?
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:18
The .exe is just the app that comes installed with the Solid State Drive. When you plug it into the usb, it can be installed quite easily. However, the Linux OS is making it hard to access the files. The software seems to be part of Samsung's design to let users read files that are encrypted on their modern SSD's.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:24
Yes, I already know that. I asked again what app is that, what name, etc... I doesn't matter that much anyway because, again, you need Windows. It's NOT the "Linux OS" that's making it hard, it's the manufacturer or whoever decided to use a Windows proprietary software for that.
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:32
SSD or SD card? Quite different. If the latter, what size? exFAT support required only for +64GB. What file? A Windows executable does NOT work in Linux. Some Windows programs may run with Wine but not all. Please edit your question in a way it makes sense, i.e., provide actual information about your intended result.
– user589808
Oct 1 '16 at 23:52
SSD or SD card? Quite different. If the latter, what size? exFAT support required only for +64GB. What file? A Windows executable does NOT work in Linux. Some Windows programs may run with Wine but not all. Please edit your question in a way it makes sense, i.e., provide actual information about your intended result.
– user589808
Oct 1 '16 at 23:52
It's an SSD. I'm trying to run this .exe so that I can use it as a portable HD. It has 1TB, but it won't run right now since I'm stuck with Ubuntu. Is it possible to somehow open this program so that I can use the files inside? I think the encryption technology might be making it more difficult.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:13
It's an SSD. I'm trying to run this .exe so that I can use it as a portable HD. It has 1TB, but it won't run right now since I'm stuck with Ubuntu. Is it possible to somehow open this program so that I can use the files inside? I think the encryption technology might be making it more difficult.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:13
If it's a Windows proprietary encryption software then you need Windows. Anyway, and again, what .exe? What software is that?
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:18
If it's a Windows proprietary encryption software then you need Windows. Anyway, and again, what .exe? What software is that?
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:18
The .exe is just the app that comes installed with the Solid State Drive. When you plug it into the usb, it can be installed quite easily. However, the Linux OS is making it hard to access the files. The software seems to be part of Samsung's design to let users read files that are encrypted on their modern SSD's.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:24
The .exe is just the app that comes installed with the Solid State Drive. When you plug it into the usb, it can be installed quite easily. However, the Linux OS is making it hard to access the files. The software seems to be part of Samsung's design to let users read files that are encrypted on their modern SSD's.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:24
Yes, I already know that. I asked again what app is that, what name, etc... I doesn't matter that much anyway because, again, you need Windows. It's NOT the "Linux OS" that's making it hard, it's the manufacturer or whoever decided to use a Windows proprietary software for that.
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:32
Yes, I already know that. I asked again what app is that, what name, etc... I doesn't matter that much anyway because, again, you need Windows. It's NOT the "Linux OS" that's making it hard, it's the manufacturer or whoever decided to use a Windows proprietary software for that.
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:32
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Samsung's proprietary software appears to be only for encryption. You won't be able to access any encrypted files on the drive from Linux since Samsung doesn't support that.
If the drive is encrypted and you don't have any (valuable) data on the drive or moved it somewhere else (temporarily), you can repartition, reformat and use the SSD in Linux without additional software.
If the drive is not encrypted you should be able to use it in Ubuntu right away or at least after installing the
exfat-fusepackage. If you can't, please edit your question or open a new question and include the output oflsusb,sudo lsblk -fand a screenshot of the drive as seen by GParted.
If you want to encrypt your data on Linux (or any operating system really), it's always better to opt for vendor-independent, non-proprietary solutions. Popular examples for disk encryption system on Linux are
LUKS (Linux and BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows with LibreCrypt (beta), OS X only through Linux guest system) andTrueCrypt/VeraCrypt (Linux, BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows, OS X).
answered Oct 2 '16 at 8:35
David Foerster
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Could you please edit your post, when you want to add information? Especially file or program output listings (with the help of the{}button in the editor toolbar) are much more readable there; alternatively you can use a pastie service for longer listings and include the link of your pastie in your question. Overall it’s best to have everything relevant in one place. Additionally, comments may be deleted for various reasons.
– David Foerster
Oct 4 '16 at 9:25
paste.ubuntu.com/23278441
– Jared Y
Oct 5 '16 at 6:07
Could you please edit your question if you want to add or clarify something? The comment section is not suitable or meant for follow-up Q&A or extended discussion. I also need the output oflsusb. Thanks.
– David Foerster
Oct 5 '16 at 7:28
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1 Answer
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Samsung's proprietary software appears to be only for encryption. You won't be able to access any encrypted files on the drive from Linux since Samsung doesn't support that.
If the drive is encrypted and you don't have any (valuable) data on the drive or moved it somewhere else (temporarily), you can repartition, reformat and use the SSD in Linux without additional software.
If the drive is not encrypted you should be able to use it in Ubuntu right away or at least after installing the
exfat-fusepackage. If you can't, please edit your question or open a new question and include the output oflsusb,sudo lsblk -fand a screenshot of the drive as seen by GParted.
If you want to encrypt your data on Linux (or any operating system really), it's always better to opt for vendor-independent, non-proprietary solutions. Popular examples for disk encryption system on Linux are
LUKS (Linux and BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows with LibreCrypt (beta), OS X only through Linux guest system) andTrueCrypt/VeraCrypt (Linux, BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows, OS X).
answered Oct 2 '16 at 8:35
David Foerster
27.3k1363108
Could you please edit your post, when you want to add information? Especially file or program output listings (with the help of the{}button in the editor toolbar) are much more readable there; alternatively you can use a pastie service for longer listings and include the link of your pastie in your question. Overall it’s best to have everything relevant in one place. Additionally, comments may be deleted for various reasons.
– David Foerster
Oct 4 '16 at 9:25
paste.ubuntu.com/23278441
– Jared Y
Oct 5 '16 at 6:07
Could you please edit your question if you want to add or clarify something? The comment section is not suitable or meant for follow-up Q&A or extended discussion. I also need the output oflsusb. Thanks.
– David Foerster
Oct 5 '16 at 7:28
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Samsung's proprietary software appears to be only for encryption. You won't be able to access any encrypted files on the drive from Linux since Samsung doesn't support that.
If the drive is encrypted and you don't have any (valuable) data on the drive or moved it somewhere else (temporarily), you can repartition, reformat and use the SSD in Linux without additional software.
If the drive is not encrypted you should be able to use it in Ubuntu right away or at least after installing the
exfat-fusepackage. If you can't, please edit your question or open a new question and include the output oflsusb,sudo lsblk -fand a screenshot of the drive as seen by GParted.
If you want to encrypt your data on Linux (or any operating system really), it's always better to opt for vendor-independent, non-proprietary solutions. Popular examples for disk encryption system on Linux are
LUKS (Linux and BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows with LibreCrypt (beta), OS X only through Linux guest system) andTrueCrypt/VeraCrypt (Linux, BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows, OS X).
answered Oct 2 '16 at 8:35
David Foerster
27.3k1363108
Could you please edit your post, when you want to add information? Especially file or program output listings (with the help of the{}button in the editor toolbar) are much more readable there; alternatively you can use a pastie service for longer listings and include the link of your pastie in your question. Overall it’s best to have everything relevant in one place. Additionally, comments may be deleted for various reasons.
– David Foerster
Oct 4 '16 at 9:25
paste.ubuntu.com/23278441
– Jared Y
Oct 5 '16 at 6:07
Could you please edit your question if you want to add or clarify something? The comment section is not suitable or meant for follow-up Q&A or extended discussion. I also need the output oflsusb. Thanks.
– David Foerster
Oct 5 '16 at 7:28
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Samsung's proprietary software appears to be only for encryption. You won't be able to access any encrypted files on the drive from Linux since Samsung doesn't support that.
If the drive is encrypted and you don't have any (valuable) data on the drive or moved it somewhere else (temporarily), you can repartition, reformat and use the SSD in Linux without additional software.
If the drive is not encrypted you should be able to use it in Ubuntu right away or at least after installing the
exfat-fusepackage. If you can't, please edit your question or open a new question and include the output oflsusb,sudo lsblk -fand a screenshot of the drive as seen by GParted.
If you want to encrypt your data on Linux (or any operating system really), it's always better to opt for vendor-independent, non-proprietary solutions. Popular examples for disk encryption system on Linux are
LUKS (Linux and BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows with LibreCrypt (beta), OS X only through Linux guest system) andTrueCrypt/VeraCrypt (Linux, BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows, OS X).
answered Oct 2 '16 at 8:35
David Foerster
27.3k1363108
Samsung's proprietary software appears to be only for encryption. You won't be able to access any encrypted files on the drive from Linux since Samsung doesn't support that.
If the drive is encrypted and you don't have any (valuable) data on the drive or moved it somewhere else (temporarily), you can repartition, reformat and use the SSD in Linux without additional software.
If the drive is not encrypted you should be able to use it in Ubuntu right away or at least after installing the
exfat-fusepackage. If you can't, please edit your question or open a new question and include the output oflsusb,sudo lsblk -fand a screenshot of the drive as seen by GParted.
If you want to encrypt your data on Linux (or any operating system really), it's always better to opt for vendor-independent, non-proprietary solutions. Popular examples for disk encryption system on Linux are
LUKS (Linux and BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows with LibreCrypt (beta), OS X only through Linux guest system) andTrueCrypt/VeraCrypt (Linux, BSD with
cryptsetup, Windows, OS X).
answered Oct 2 '16 at 8:35
David Foerster
27.3k1363108
edited Oct 4 '16 at 9:26
answered Oct 2 '16 at 8:35
David Foerster
27.3k1363108
answered Oct 2 '16 at 8:35
David Foerster
27.3k1363108
answered Oct 2 '16 at 8:35
David Foerster
27.3k1363108
27.3k1363108
Could you please edit your post, when you want to add information? Especially file or program output listings (with the help of the{}button in the editor toolbar) are much more readable there; alternatively you can use a pastie service for longer listings and include the link of your pastie in your question. Overall it’s best to have everything relevant in one place. Additionally, comments may be deleted for various reasons.
– David Foerster
Oct 4 '16 at 9:25
paste.ubuntu.com/23278441
– Jared Y
Oct 5 '16 at 6:07
Could you please edit your question if you want to add or clarify something? The comment section is not suitable or meant for follow-up Q&A or extended discussion. I also need the output oflsusb. Thanks.
– David Foerster
Oct 5 '16 at 7:28
add a comment |
Could you please edit your post, when you want to add information? Especially file or program output listings (with the help of the{}button in the editor toolbar) are much more readable there; alternatively you can use a pastie service for longer listings and include the link of your pastie in your question. Overall it’s best to have everything relevant in one place. Additionally, comments may be deleted for various reasons.
– David Foerster
Oct 4 '16 at 9:25
paste.ubuntu.com/23278441
– Jared Y
Oct 5 '16 at 6:07
Could you please edit your question if you want to add or clarify something? The comment section is not suitable or meant for follow-up Q&A or extended discussion. I also need the output oflsusb. Thanks.
– David Foerster
Oct 5 '16 at 7:28
Could you please edit your post, when you want to add information? Especially file or program output listings (with the help of the
{} button in the editor toolbar) are much more readable there; alternatively you can use a pastie service for longer listings and include the link of your pastie in your question. Overall it’s best to have everything relevant in one place. Additionally, comments may be deleted for various reasons.– David Foerster
Oct 4 '16 at 9:25
Could you please edit your post, when you want to add information? Especially file or program output listings (with the help of the
{} button in the editor toolbar) are much more readable there; alternatively you can use a pastie service for longer listings and include the link of your pastie in your question. Overall it’s best to have everything relevant in one place. Additionally, comments may be deleted for various reasons.– David Foerster
Oct 4 '16 at 9:25
paste.ubuntu.com/23278441
– Jared Y
Oct 5 '16 at 6:07
paste.ubuntu.com/23278441
– Jared Y
Oct 5 '16 at 6:07
Could you please edit your question if you want to add or clarify something? The comment section is not suitable or meant for follow-up Q&A or extended discussion. I also need the output of
lsusb. Thanks.– David Foerster
Oct 5 '16 at 7:28
Could you please edit your question if you want to add or clarify something? The comment section is not suitable or meant for follow-up Q&A or extended discussion. I also need the output of
lsusb. Thanks.– David Foerster
Oct 5 '16 at 7:28
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SSD or SD card? Quite different. If the latter, what size? exFAT support required only for +64GB. What file? A Windows executable does NOT work in Linux. Some Windows programs may run with Wine but not all. Please edit your question in a way it makes sense, i.e., provide actual information about your intended result.
– user589808
Oct 1 '16 at 23:52
It's an SSD. I'm trying to run this .exe so that I can use it as a portable HD. It has 1TB, but it won't run right now since I'm stuck with Ubuntu. Is it possible to somehow open this program so that I can use the files inside? I think the encryption technology might be making it more difficult.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:13
If it's a Windows proprietary encryption software then you need Windows. Anyway, and again, what .exe? What software is that?
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:18
The .exe is just the app that comes installed with the Solid State Drive. When you plug it into the usb, it can be installed quite easily. However, the Linux OS is making it hard to access the files. The software seems to be part of Samsung's design to let users read files that are encrypted on their modern SSD's.
– Jared Y
Oct 2 '16 at 0:24
Yes, I already know that. I asked again what app is that, what name, etc... I doesn't matter that much anyway because, again, you need Windows. It's NOT the "Linux OS" that's making it hard, it's the manufacturer or whoever decided to use a Windows proprietary software for that.
– user589808
Oct 2 '16 at 0:32