ntfsfix(8)

1NTFSFIX(8)                  System Manager's Manual                 NTFSFIX(8)
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NAME

6       ntfsfix - fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS
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SYNOPSIS

9       ntfsfix [options] device
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DESCRIPTION

12       ntfsfix  is a utility that fixes some common NTFS problems.  ntfsfix is
13       NOT a Linux version of chkdsk.  It only repairs some  fundamental  NTFS
14       inconsistencies,  resets  the  NTFS  journal file and schedules an NTFS
15       consistency check for the first boot into Windows.
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17       You may run ntfsfix on an NTFS volume if you think it  was  damaged  by
18       Windows or some other way and it cannot be mounted.
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OPTIONS

21       Below is a summary of all the options that ntfsfix accepts.  Nearly all
22       options have two equivalent names.  The short name is preceded by - and
23       the long name is preceded by --.  Any single letter options, that don't
24       take an argument, can be combined into a single command, e.g.   -fv  is
25       equivalent  to  -f  -v.   Long  named options can be abbreviated to any
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28       -b, --clear-bad-sectors
29              Clear the list of bad sectors. This is useful after  cloning  an
30              old disk with bad sectors to a new disk.
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32       -d, --clear-dirty
33              Clear  the  volume  dirty  flag  if  the volume can be fixed and
34              mounted.  If the option is not present or the volume  cannot  be
35              fixed, the dirty volume flag is set to request a volume checking
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38       -h, --help
39              Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.
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41       -n, --no-action
42              Do not write anything, just show what would have been done.
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44       -V, --version
45              Show the version number, copyright and license
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BUGS

48       There are no known problems with ntfsfix.  If you  find  a  bug  please
49       send an email describing the problem to the development team:
50       ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net
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AUTHORS

53       ntfsfix  was written by Anton Altaparmakov, with contributions from Sz‐
54       abolcs Szakacsits.  It was ported to ntfs-3g by Erik Larsson and  Jean-
55       Pierre Andre.
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AVAILABILITY

58       ntfsfix is part of the ntfs-3g package and is available from:
59       https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki/
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