XPost: aus.computers   
   From: not@telling.you.invalid   
      
   In aus.computers Felix  wrote:   
   > Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >> In aus.computers Paul  wrote:   
   >>> On Wed, 11/26/2025 5:58 PM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >>>> then leave it connected to a Windows PC while it   
   >>>> boots up so it should automatically CHKDSK it during start-up.   
   >>> No.   
   >> Umm, you snipped:   
   >>   
   >>>> run the drive's self-test (no "mounting" involved) and if it   
   >>>> passes                                             ^^^^^^^^^   
   >>     ^^^^^^   
   >>>> then leave it connected to a Windows PC while it boots up so   
   >>>> it should automatically CHKDSK it during start-up.   
   >>> I've already explained at some point, that in-place repair   
   >>> of a sick disk with CHKDSK is wrong.   
   >> The disk's not sick if SMART shows no failures and it's and passed   
   >> the built-in self-test IMHO. The OS might have messed up the data   
   >> on it, or power was cut during a write.   
   >   
   > if it's just an OS stuff up, why isn't there some program I can run to   
   > fix it?   
      
   Since it's NTFS (a M$ format) there's no proper filesystem check   
   tool on Linux, just fixntfs which will try and make Windows run   
   CHKDSK at start-up (preferably after you've made a backup). CHKDSK   
   in Windows is the tool to fix it _if_ the drive is OK.   
      
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