# conflicts when file only changed on one device **URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/conflicts-when-file-only-changed-on-one-device/16980 **Category:** Support **Created:** [June 20, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/conflicts-when-file-only-changed-on-one-device/16980 "2021-06-20T07:42:46Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![rustleg](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rustleg](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/rustleg) #### Post date: [June 20, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/conflicts-when-file-only-changed-on-one-device/16980/3 "2021-06-20T18:04:33Z")
Many thanks for the quick response. Yes I think it is the non-native NTFS driver. I use it because I multi-boot Windows and Linux on this PC and I sometimes want to use Windows on the same files. So far I’ve got away with it. It’s a pity there isn’t a filesystem which is officially supported by both OS’s. So I’ve moved the Syncthing folders to an Ext4 partition and all is well. I can install Syncthing on the multibooted Windows instance although this means duplicating the files. As it happens I have enough space so it’s not a big problem. Incidentally I had to do this with Dropbox (which I’m trying to replace) as I used to use NTFS for that, but then a couple of years ago they refused to work with NTFS on Linux so I had to duplicate the Dropbox files on an Ext4 partition. The daily changes aren’t big so I can work with it. I have another slight issue which I will put on a different post, but this issue is resolved albeit not as I would have ideally preferred. The takeaway for anyone reading this thread is that using the ntfs driver on Linux causes conflicts. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/conflicts-when-file-only-changed-on-one-device/16980)._