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NTFSFIX(8)		    System Manager's Manual		    NTFSFIX(8)

NAME
       ntfsfix - fix common errors and force Windows to	check NTFS

SYNOPSIS
       ntfsfix [options] device

DESCRIPTION
       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.

       You may run ntfsfix on an NTFS volume if	you think it  was  damaged  by
       Windows or some other way and it	cannot be mounted.

OPTIONS
       Below is	a summary of all the options that ntfsfix accepts.  Nearly all
       options have two	equivalent names.  The short name is preceded by - and
       the long	name is	preceded by --.	 Any single letter options, that don't
       take  an	 argument, can be combined into	a single command, e.g.	-fv is
       equivalent to -f	-v.  Long named	options	 can  be  abbreviated  to  any
       unique prefix of	their name.

       -b, --clear-bad-sectors
	      Clear  the  list of bad sectors. This is useful after cloning an
	      old disk with bad	sectors	to a new disk.

       -d, --clear-dirty
	      Clear the	volume dirty flag if  the  volume  can	be  fixed  and
	      mounted.	 If  the option	is not present or the volume cannot be
	      fixed, the dirty volume flag is set to request a volume checking
	      at next mount.

       -h, --help
	      Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.

       -n, --no-action
	      Do not write anything, just show what would have been done.

       -V, --version
	      Show the version number, copyright and license

BUGS
       There are no known problems with	ntfsfix.  If you  find	a  bug	please
       send an email describing	the problem to the development team:
       ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net

AUTHORS
       ntfsfix	was written by Anton Altaparmakov, with	contributions from Sz-
       abolcs Szakacsits.  It was ported to ntfs-3g by Erik Larsson and	 Jean-
       Pierre Andre.

AVAILABILITY
       ntfsfix is part of the ntfs-3g package and is available from:
       https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki/

SEE ALSO
       mkntfs(8), ntfsprogs(8)

ntfs-3g	2022.10.3		 January 2013			    NTFSFIX(8)

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