Hi, JD wrote: > > # fdisk -l /dev/sdd > > Disk /dev/sdd: 1000.2 GB, 1000204885504 bytes > 255 heads, 62 sectors/track, 123562 cylinders, total 1953525167 sectors > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0xa4b57300 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdd1 63 1953520063 976760000+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT > # ntfsck /dev/sdd1 > Unsupported: replay_log() > Unsupported: check_volume() > Checking 38240 MFT records. > Unsupported cases found. > > This drive is a Seagate GoFlex which was connected to > a windows XP desktop. Windows can no longer "talk" to it. > > So I connected it to my Fedora (fc16) laptop and tried to > see what I could see. > > Is there ANY ntfs tool available which can do a proper fsck > on this disk?
AFAIK, there is no open source tool able to repair a broken ntfs volume. I generally recommend chkdsk on Windows, which assumes you are able to mount on Windows, but ntfsfix (included in recent ntfs-3g packages) is generally to able to fix conditions which prevent from mounting. So first do ntfsfix on Linux (test run possible with option -n), then chkdsk /f on Windows. Note : you apparently have 512 byte clusters on an 1TB volume, this is inefficient, and if you have to reformat, you should opt for at least 4096 byte clusters. Regards Jean-Pierre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ ntfs-3g-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ntfs-3g-devel
