Checking a NTFS drive with Linux [duplicate]
Does somebody know if there is something like/similar to the typical Windows chkdsk or scandisk utilities (to check NTFS drives, of course) into Linux (Ubuntu)?
Which? Where? How?
Solution 1:
Yes. Run:
ntfsfix /dev/sdxx
This command comes from ntfsprogs.
Do be warned (from the man page):
ntfsfix is a utility that fixes some common NTFS problems. ntfsfix is NOT a Linux version of chkdsk. It only repairs some fundamental NTFS inconsistencies, resets the NTFS journal file and schedules an NTFS consistency check for the first boot into Windows.
(emphasis mine)