I am running Zorin OS 5 which is based on Ubuntu. I had a NTFS drive which was somehow corrupted. This is how I fixed the issue:
Install ntfsprogs package:
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sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs |
Find the drive’s device path:
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sudo fdisk -l |
Unmount the drive if already mounted:
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sudo umount /media/storage |
Run ntfsfix tool to fix common NTFS issues:
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sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda3 |
Now mount again and have fun:
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sudo mount /dev/sda3 /media/storage |
That was simple, no? 😀
2 replies on “Fixing NTFS devices in Ubuntu”
sda3….? Atleast mention that is the volume you’re working on 😉 That won’t be the case for everyone 🙂
How did you know that /dev/sda3 was the one I was working on? 😀
Other people will know the same way – using their common sense! 🙂