Impossible to mount NTFS disk

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Hi dear Team
i am running NethServer 7.8.2003
I want to mount my external USB disk which if format in NTFS but it is impossible.
when executing # mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb2 /windows
i have the error “NTFS signature is missing”
my goag is to save my samba file server in my external drive

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What is the output of
lsblk -f /dev/sdb
?
If there isn’t any data on the external drive yet, consider formatting it as ext4 or xfs, and mount it as such, you’ll get better control of permissions.
If this is a new USB drive, and you haven’t written anything to it, it’s likely formatted as exfat.

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