I need the exact command line structure to do a fsck on an external usb HDD with a NTFS file system (BTW the system can't mount the drive, says there's MFT issue)

[Avi Greenbury]

jimmckenzie at earthlink.net wrote:

> The exact message (which I can't seem to cut and paste) basically
> says there is an issue with the MFT and that I need to run CHKDSK/F
> from Window$. That's not an option, I don't have anything MS makes
> nor do I want anything they make.

Then how have you ended up with an NTFS filesystem? I mean that with
some sincerity - the obvious choice for a chkdisk utility is wherever
that volume came from. Have you any friends with Windows installs who
may be able to help?

Anyway, there is no chkdisk utility for Linux. There's a few things
which do similar sorts of things but might well not solve your problem.

Is this error message preventing you from mounting the volume? Can you
get a screenshot of it?  Things to look at if you do want to point
something at it and see if it helps include ntfsfix and ntfsck (the
latter comes in ntfsprogs). I don't have any direct, personal,
experience with either, though, and obviously there's a chance they'll
eat your data since any non-MS NTFS support is worked out on trial and
error.

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Avi