Comment 11 for bug 1042159

"It is known when it is safe to mount ntfs partitions ?" Yes, I know up to Windows7 : it is safe when Windows7 is shut down and not hibernated. For Windows8, the only thing I can tell is : if is safe when hibernation and fast boot are disabled. Maybe there are other safe conditions, but I do not know anybody who knows. Anybody wanting to help is welcome on the forum at http://tuxera.com/forum/
"The presents of hiberfil.sys file indicates that that particular partition is hibernated." That was true up to Windows7, but Windows8 brings new contents for hiberfil.sys and their meaning is not known to me.