Unable to mount NTFS external hard drive
I am having trouble mounting my external hard drive, every time I try and do so I get the following message:
"Error mounting /dev/sdb1 at /media/fuzzy27/My Book: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=0077,fmask=0177" "/dev/sdb1" "/media/fuzzy27/My Book"' exited with non-zero exit status 13: $MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 0).
Failed to mount '/dev/sdb1': Input/output error
NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a
SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows
then reboot into Windows twice. The usage of the /f parameter is very
important! If the device is a SoftRAID/FakeRAID then first activate
it and mount a different device under the /dev/mapper/ directory, (e.g.
/dev/mapper/nvidia_eahaabcc1). Please see the 'dmraid' documentation
for more details."
How do I go about or what do I need to do in order to fix this error/problem without losing any of the data on my hard drive?
Is there no other way of fixing it without having to reinstall windows or finding someone using windows?
mount ntfs ntfs-3g
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I am having trouble mounting my external hard drive, every time I try and do so I get the following message:
"Error mounting /dev/sdb1 at /media/fuzzy27/My Book: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=0077,fmask=0177" "/dev/sdb1" "/media/fuzzy27/My Book"' exited with non-zero exit status 13: $MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 0).
Failed to mount '/dev/sdb1': Input/output error
NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a
SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows
then reboot into Windows twice. The usage of the /f parameter is very
important! If the device is a SoftRAID/FakeRAID then first activate
it and mount a different device under the /dev/mapper/ directory, (e.g.
/dev/mapper/nvidia_eahaabcc1). Please see the 'dmraid' documentation
for more details."
How do I go about or what do I need to do in order to fix this error/problem without losing any of the data on my hard drive?
Is there no other way of fixing it without having to reinstall windows or finding someone using windows?
mount ntfs ntfs-3g
edited Apr 26 '18 at 1:06
Hee Jin
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asked Jul 21 '14 at 13:52
user307687user307687
331144
see the message: "NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." Windows problems you fix with windows tools.
– Rinzwind
Jul 21 '14 at 13:58
yeah I think you have to shut down restart windows and then come to ubuntu to access it. Is the drive encrypted or something?
– Chinmaya B
Jul 21 '14 at 13:59
3
As the message says: "run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." This means you have to boot Windows or take the drive to a friend who has a computer running Windows. Then use the Windows Command Line and enter the command "chkdsk /f X: where X is the external drive. Then as the message says, reboot into Windows twice.
– user68186
Jul 21 '14 at 14:00
I couldn't agree more. You need to runchkdsk /fon a windows environment or use HirensBootCD booted into a USB. I've been through the same and it helped me to fix.
– AzkerM
Jul 21 '14 at 15:47
Related Question: askubuntu.com/questions/183970/mount-exited-with-exit-code-13
– Mukesh Chapagain
May 26 '15 at 3:13
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I am having trouble mounting my external hard drive, every time I try and do so I get the following message:
"Error mounting /dev/sdb1 at /media/fuzzy27/My Book: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=0077,fmask=0177" "/dev/sdb1" "/media/fuzzy27/My Book"' exited with non-zero exit status 13: $MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 0).
Failed to mount '/dev/sdb1': Input/output error
NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a
SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows
then reboot into Windows twice. The usage of the /f parameter is very
important! If the device is a SoftRAID/FakeRAID then first activate
it and mount a different device under the /dev/mapper/ directory, (e.g.
/dev/mapper/nvidia_eahaabcc1). Please see the 'dmraid' documentation
for more details."
How do I go about or what do I need to do in order to fix this error/problem without losing any of the data on my hard drive?
Is there no other way of fixing it without having to reinstall windows or finding someone using windows?
mount ntfs ntfs-3g
edited Apr 26 '18 at 1:06
Hee Jin
670417
asked Jul 21 '14 at 13:52
user307687user307687
331144
I am having trouble mounting my external hard drive, every time I try and do so I get the following message:
"Error mounting /dev/sdb1 at /media/fuzzy27/My Book: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=0077,fmask=0177" "/dev/sdb1" "/media/fuzzy27/My Book"' exited with non-zero exit status 13: $MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 0).
Failed to mount '/dev/sdb1': Input/output error
NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a
SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows
then reboot into Windows twice. The usage of the /f parameter is very
important! If the device is a SoftRAID/FakeRAID then first activate
it and mount a different device under the /dev/mapper/ directory, (e.g.
/dev/mapper/nvidia_eahaabcc1). Please see the 'dmraid' documentation
for more details."
How do I go about or what do I need to do in order to fix this error/problem without losing any of the data on my hard drive?
Is there no other way of fixing it without having to reinstall windows or finding someone using windows?
mount ntfs ntfs-3g
mount ntfs ntfs-3g
edited Apr 26 '18 at 1:06
Hee Jin
670417
asked Jul 21 '14 at 13:52
user307687user307687
331144
edited Apr 26 '18 at 1:06
Hee Jin
670417
asked Jul 21 '14 at 13:52
user307687user307687
331144
edited Apr 26 '18 at 1:06
Hee Jin
670417
edited Apr 26 '18 at 1:06
Hee Jin
670417
edited Apr 26 '18 at 1:06
Hee Jin
670417
670417
asked Jul 21 '14 at 13:52
user307687user307687
331144
asked Jul 21 '14 at 13:52
user307687user307687
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asked Jul 21 '14 at 13:52
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see the message: "NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." Windows problems you fix with windows tools.
– Rinzwind
Jul 21 '14 at 13:58
yeah I think you have to shut down restart windows and then come to ubuntu to access it. Is the drive encrypted or something?
– Chinmaya B
Jul 21 '14 at 13:59
3
As the message says: "run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." This means you have to boot Windows or take the drive to a friend who has a computer running Windows. Then use the Windows Command Line and enter the command "chkdsk /f X: where X is the external drive. Then as the message says, reboot into Windows twice.
– user68186
Jul 21 '14 at 14:00
I couldn't agree more. You need to runchkdsk /fon a windows environment or use HirensBootCD booted into a USB. I've been through the same and it helped me to fix.
– AzkerM
Jul 21 '14 at 15:47
Related Question: askubuntu.com/questions/183970/mount-exited-with-exit-code-13
– Mukesh Chapagain
May 26 '15 at 3:13
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show 1 more comment
see the message: "NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." Windows problems you fix with windows tools.
– Rinzwind
Jul 21 '14 at 13:58
yeah I think you have to shut down restart windows and then come to ubuntu to access it. Is the drive encrypted or something?
– Chinmaya B
Jul 21 '14 at 13:59
3
As the message says: "run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." This means you have to boot Windows or take the drive to a friend who has a computer running Windows. Then use the Windows Command Line and enter the command "chkdsk /f X: where X is the external drive. Then as the message says, reboot into Windows twice.
– user68186
Jul 21 '14 at 14:00
I couldn't agree more. You need to runchkdsk /fon a windows environment or use HirensBootCD booted into a USB. I've been through the same and it helped me to fix.
– AzkerM
Jul 21 '14 at 15:47
Related Question: askubuntu.com/questions/183970/mount-exited-with-exit-code-13
– Mukesh Chapagain
May 26 '15 at 3:13
see the message: "NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." Windows problems you fix with windows tools.
– Rinzwind
Jul 21 '14 at 13:58
see the message: "NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." Windows problems you fix with windows tools.
– Rinzwind
Jul 21 '14 at 13:58
yeah I think you have to shut down restart windows and then come to ubuntu to access it. Is the drive encrypted or something?
– Chinmaya B
Jul 21 '14 at 13:59
yeah I think you have to shut down restart windows and then come to ubuntu to access it. Is the drive encrypted or something?
– Chinmaya B
Jul 21 '14 at 13:59
3
3
As the message says: "run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." This means you have to boot Windows or take the drive to a friend who has a computer running Windows. Then use the Windows Command Line and enter the command "chkdsk /f X: where X is the external drive. Then as the message says, reboot into Windows twice.
– user68186
Jul 21 '14 at 14:00
As the message says: "run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." This means you have to boot Windows or take the drive to a friend who has a computer running Windows. Then use the Windows Command Line and enter the command "chkdsk /f X: where X is the external drive. Then as the message says, reboot into Windows twice.
– user68186
Jul 21 '14 at 14:00
I couldn't agree more. You need to run
chkdsk /f on a windows environment or use HirensBootCD booted into a USB. I've been through the same and it helped me to fix.– AzkerM
Jul 21 '14 at 15:47
I couldn't agree more. You need to run
chkdsk /f on a windows environment or use HirensBootCD booted into a USB. I've been through the same and it helped me to fix.– AzkerM
Jul 21 '14 at 15:47
Related Question: askubuntu.com/questions/183970/mount-exited-with-exit-code-13
– Mukesh Chapagain
May 26 '15 at 3:13
Related Question: askubuntu.com/questions/183970/mount-exited-with-exit-code-13
– Mukesh Chapagain
May 26 '15 at 3:13
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Install ntfs-3g with sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g.
Then run the ntfsfix command on your NTFS partition.
ntfsfix v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0)
Usage: ntfsfix [options] device
Attempt to fix an NTFS partition.
-h, --help Display this help
-V, --version Display version information
For example: ntfsfix /dev/hda6
Developers' email address:
linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sf.net Linux NTFS
homepage: http://www.linux-ntfs.org
Note: Whenever you're dealing with partition, make sure that you have a complete backup just to be on the safe side.
sudo apt-get install testdisk
Then run it:
sudo testdisk
and follow the instructions. You must search for partitions and then write the changes.
Thanks to answerers here:
Fix corrupt NTFS partition without Windows
Repair NTFS without Windows?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:52
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Getting rid of the middle section of yr answer is recommended. As you remarkedntfsprogsis long gone. The remainder of yr answer stands.
– Cbhihe
Oct 27 '15 at 16:27
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@Cbhihe yes, I have corrected it, thanks.
– Ruslan Gerasimov
Oct 28 '15 at 6:31
1
FYI, if you've used ddrescue to pull an image off of a dying harddrive you can use ntfsfix on the image to address NTFS issues too. Just point ntfsfix at the image file (ntfsfix dyinghdd.image) instead of the actual device in /dev/.
– dan_linder
Mar 5 '17 at 16:22
The point here is that the hard drive is not being mounted correctly. How then can a backup be performed?
– zondo
Jun 23 '17 at 13:36
First line of this answer was sufficient in my case.
– Yair Daon
Oct 13 '17 at 2:27
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This was good enough for me:
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb1
On Ubuntu 14.04 this comes with:
sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
Older versions of Ubuntu (e.g. 12.04) would require:
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
answered Apr 2 '16 at 17:43
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Just note that this may not recover all corrupted files the way a Windowschkdsk /Fwould so if you have a Windows machine that should be tried first.
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
May 16 '16 at 19:04
actually i have tried that with windows. what now happens is, it mounts in windows but data transfer is really slow (0 to 70 to 200 kbps). As for ubuntu, it does not mount at all. the same problem. so i now ran this ntfsfix. it made all corrections. after "ntfs partition /dev/sdb1 was processed successfully" it is now mounting. :). but the problem is speed. still 200 kbps
– MycrofD
May 28 '16 at 7:40
Sounds like physical damage. If I were you I'd buy a drive duplicator to do a low level copy of all bits, and throw that drive away before it causes you to lose more precious data. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003WV5DLA?pc_redir=T1
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
Jun 1 '16 at 18:07
@sridhar Thannks it worked
– Er. Mohit Agrawal
Jun 5 '16 at 10:16
This worked as a charm nevertheless I have to do the same command at EACH reboot of my system...
– c24b
Jun 7 '17 at 20:02
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Just in case this happens to anyone else and they don't hit dr Hannibal Lecter's comment, I just had to try a different USB port. There's nothing wrong with that USB port, but for some reason, it wouldn't work with this drive.
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This looks like an old question, but I ran into this issue in ubuntu 15.10. I mounted the hard drive in windows and simply removed the ._.Trashes directory on the drive that happened to contain a lot of data. Then I plugged it back into linux and it worked fine.
answered Dec 9 '15 at 17:38
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Hello from 2017! Mine is even weirder: I just plugged my disk into a different USB port..? No idea why the error occurred.
– dr Hannibal Lecter
Apr 15 '17 at 20:05
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Formatting the device in the FAT format using the ubuntu utility Disks solved the problem for me
answered May 25 '18 at 9:50
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Connect the external hard disk to a windows pc.
When the disk enumerates, run chkdsk /f [driveletter]: from Command Prompt.
When I tried ntfs-3g, it suggested in terminal to run chkdsk. :)
(I am on Ubuntu 14.04, real native install, not on any virtualized env)
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Install ntfs-3g with sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g.
Then run the ntfsfix command on your NTFS partition.
ntfsfix v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0)
Usage: ntfsfix [options] device
Attempt to fix an NTFS partition.
-h, --help Display this help
-V, --version Display version information
For example: ntfsfix /dev/hda6
Developers' email address:
linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sf.net Linux NTFS
homepage: http://www.linux-ntfs.org
Note: Whenever you're dealing with partition, make sure that you have a complete backup just to be on the safe side.
sudo apt-get install testdisk
Then run it:
sudo testdisk
and follow the instructions. You must search for partitions and then write the changes.
Thanks to answerers here:
Fix corrupt NTFS partition without Windows
Repair NTFS without Windows?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
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answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:52
Ruslan GerasimovRuslan Gerasimov
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1
Getting rid of the middle section of yr answer is recommended. As you remarkedntfsprogsis long gone. The remainder of yr answer stands.
– Cbhihe
Oct 27 '15 at 16:27
1
@Cbhihe yes, I have corrected it, thanks.
– Ruslan Gerasimov
Oct 28 '15 at 6:31
1
FYI, if you've used ddrescue to pull an image off of a dying harddrive you can use ntfsfix on the image to address NTFS issues too. Just point ntfsfix at the image file (ntfsfix dyinghdd.image) instead of the actual device in /dev/.
– dan_linder
Mar 5 '17 at 16:22
The point here is that the hard drive is not being mounted correctly. How then can a backup be performed?
– zondo
Jun 23 '17 at 13:36
First line of this answer was sufficient in my case.
– Yair Daon
Oct 13 '17 at 2:27
|
show 1 more comment
Install ntfs-3g with sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g.
Then run the ntfsfix command on your NTFS partition.
ntfsfix v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0)
Usage: ntfsfix [options] device
Attempt to fix an NTFS partition.
-h, --help Display this help
-V, --version Display version information
For example: ntfsfix /dev/hda6
Developers' email address:
linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sf.net Linux NTFS
homepage: http://www.linux-ntfs.org
Note: Whenever you're dealing with partition, make sure that you have a complete backup just to be on the safe side.
sudo apt-get install testdisk
Then run it:
sudo testdisk
and follow the instructions. You must search for partitions and then write the changes.
Thanks to answerers here:
Fix corrupt NTFS partition without Windows
Repair NTFS without Windows?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:52
Ruslan GerasimovRuslan Gerasimov
3,06221220
1
Getting rid of the middle section of yr answer is recommended. As you remarkedntfsprogsis long gone. The remainder of yr answer stands.
– Cbhihe
Oct 27 '15 at 16:27
1
@Cbhihe yes, I have corrected it, thanks.
– Ruslan Gerasimov
Oct 28 '15 at 6:31
1
FYI, if you've used ddrescue to pull an image off of a dying harddrive you can use ntfsfix on the image to address NTFS issues too. Just point ntfsfix at the image file (ntfsfix dyinghdd.image) instead of the actual device in /dev/.
– dan_linder
Mar 5 '17 at 16:22
The point here is that the hard drive is not being mounted correctly. How then can a backup be performed?
– zondo
Jun 23 '17 at 13:36
First line of this answer was sufficient in my case.
– Yair Daon
Oct 13 '17 at 2:27
|
show 1 more comment
Install ntfs-3g with sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g.
Then run the ntfsfix command on your NTFS partition.
ntfsfix v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0)
Usage: ntfsfix [options] device
Attempt to fix an NTFS partition.
-h, --help Display this help
-V, --version Display version information
For example: ntfsfix /dev/hda6
Developers' email address:
linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sf.net Linux NTFS
homepage: http://www.linux-ntfs.org
Note: Whenever you're dealing with partition, make sure that you have a complete backup just to be on the safe side.
sudo apt-get install testdisk
Then run it:
sudo testdisk
and follow the instructions. You must search for partitions and then write the changes.
Thanks to answerers here:
Fix corrupt NTFS partition without Windows
Repair NTFS without Windows?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:52
Ruslan GerasimovRuslan Gerasimov
3,06221220
Install ntfs-3g with sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g.
Then run the ntfsfix command on your NTFS partition.
ntfsfix v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0)
Usage: ntfsfix [options] device
Attempt to fix an NTFS partition.
-h, --help Display this help
-V, --version Display version information
For example: ntfsfix /dev/hda6
Developers' email address:
linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sf.net Linux NTFS
homepage: http://www.linux-ntfs.org
Note: Whenever you're dealing with partition, make sure that you have a complete backup just to be on the safe side.
sudo apt-get install testdisk
Then run it:
sudo testdisk
and follow the instructions. You must search for partitions and then write the changes.
Thanks to answerers here:
Fix corrupt NTFS partition without Windows
Repair NTFS without Windows?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:52
Ruslan GerasimovRuslan Gerasimov
3,06221220
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:52
Ruslan GerasimovRuslan Gerasimov
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answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:52
Ruslan GerasimovRuslan Gerasimov
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answered Jul 22 '14 at 10:52
Ruslan GerasimovRuslan Gerasimov
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Getting rid of the middle section of yr answer is recommended. As you remarkedntfsprogsis long gone. The remainder of yr answer stands.
– Cbhihe
Oct 27 '15 at 16:27
1
@Cbhihe yes, I have corrected it, thanks.
– Ruslan Gerasimov
Oct 28 '15 at 6:31
1
FYI, if you've used ddrescue to pull an image off of a dying harddrive you can use ntfsfix on the image to address NTFS issues too. Just point ntfsfix at the image file (ntfsfix dyinghdd.image) instead of the actual device in /dev/.
– dan_linder
Mar 5 '17 at 16:22
The point here is that the hard drive is not being mounted correctly. How then can a backup be performed?
– zondo
Jun 23 '17 at 13:36
First line of this answer was sufficient in my case.
– Yair Daon
Oct 13 '17 at 2:27
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show 1 more comment
1
Getting rid of the middle section of yr answer is recommended. As you remarkedntfsprogsis long gone. The remainder of yr answer stands.
– Cbhihe
Oct 27 '15 at 16:27
1
@Cbhihe yes, I have corrected it, thanks.
– Ruslan Gerasimov
Oct 28 '15 at 6:31
1
FYI, if you've used ddrescue to pull an image off of a dying harddrive you can use ntfsfix on the image to address NTFS issues too. Just point ntfsfix at the image file (ntfsfix dyinghdd.image) instead of the actual device in /dev/.
– dan_linder
Mar 5 '17 at 16:22
The point here is that the hard drive is not being mounted correctly. How then can a backup be performed?
– zondo
Jun 23 '17 at 13:36
First line of this answer was sufficient in my case.
– Yair Daon
Oct 13 '17 at 2:27
1
1
Getting rid of the middle section of yr answer is recommended. As you remarked
ntfsprogs is long gone. The remainder of yr answer stands.– Cbhihe
Oct 27 '15 at 16:27
Getting rid of the middle section of yr answer is recommended. As you remarked
ntfsprogs is long gone. The remainder of yr answer stands.– Cbhihe
Oct 27 '15 at 16:27
1
1
@Cbhihe yes, I have corrected it, thanks.
– Ruslan Gerasimov
Oct 28 '15 at 6:31
@Cbhihe yes, I have corrected it, thanks.
– Ruslan Gerasimov
Oct 28 '15 at 6:31
1
1
FYI, if you've used ddrescue to pull an image off of a dying harddrive you can use ntfsfix on the image to address NTFS issues too. Just point ntfsfix at the image file (ntfsfix dyinghdd.image) instead of the actual device in /dev/.
– dan_linder
Mar 5 '17 at 16:22
FYI, if you've used ddrescue to pull an image off of a dying harddrive you can use ntfsfix on the image to address NTFS issues too. Just point ntfsfix at the image file (ntfsfix dyinghdd.image) instead of the actual device in /dev/.
– dan_linder
Mar 5 '17 at 16:22
The point here is that the hard drive is not being mounted correctly. How then can a backup be performed?
– zondo
Jun 23 '17 at 13:36
The point here is that the hard drive is not being mounted correctly. How then can a backup be performed?
– zondo
Jun 23 '17 at 13:36
First line of this answer was sufficient in my case.
– Yair Daon
Oct 13 '17 at 2:27
First line of this answer was sufficient in my case.
– Yair Daon
Oct 13 '17 at 2:27
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show 1 more comment
This was good enough for me:
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb1
On Ubuntu 14.04 this comes with:
sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
Older versions of Ubuntu (e.g. 12.04) would require:
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
answered Apr 2 '16 at 17:43
Sridhar-SarnobatSridhar-Sarnobat
904711
1
Just note that this may not recover all corrupted files the way a Windowschkdsk /Fwould so if you have a Windows machine that should be tried first.
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
May 16 '16 at 19:04
actually i have tried that with windows. what now happens is, it mounts in windows but data transfer is really slow (0 to 70 to 200 kbps). As for ubuntu, it does not mount at all. the same problem. so i now ran this ntfsfix. it made all corrections. after "ntfs partition /dev/sdb1 was processed successfully" it is now mounting. :). but the problem is speed. still 200 kbps
– MycrofD
May 28 '16 at 7:40
Sounds like physical damage. If I were you I'd buy a drive duplicator to do a low level copy of all bits, and throw that drive away before it causes you to lose more precious data. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003WV5DLA?pc_redir=T1
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
Jun 1 '16 at 18:07
@sridhar Thannks it worked
– Er. Mohit Agrawal
Jun 5 '16 at 10:16
This worked as a charm nevertheless I have to do the same command at EACH reboot of my system...
– c24b
Jun 7 '17 at 20:02
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This was good enough for me:
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb1
On Ubuntu 14.04 this comes with:
sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
Older versions of Ubuntu (e.g. 12.04) would require:
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
answered Apr 2 '16 at 17:43
Sridhar-SarnobatSridhar-Sarnobat
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Just note that this may not recover all corrupted files the way a Windowschkdsk /Fwould so if you have a Windows machine that should be tried first.
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
May 16 '16 at 19:04
actually i have tried that with windows. what now happens is, it mounts in windows but data transfer is really slow (0 to 70 to 200 kbps). As for ubuntu, it does not mount at all. the same problem. so i now ran this ntfsfix. it made all corrections. after "ntfs partition /dev/sdb1 was processed successfully" it is now mounting. :). but the problem is speed. still 200 kbps
– MycrofD
May 28 '16 at 7:40
Sounds like physical damage. If I were you I'd buy a drive duplicator to do a low level copy of all bits, and throw that drive away before it causes you to lose more precious data. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003WV5DLA?pc_redir=T1
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
Jun 1 '16 at 18:07
@sridhar Thannks it worked
– Er. Mohit Agrawal
Jun 5 '16 at 10:16
This worked as a charm nevertheless I have to do the same command at EACH reboot of my system...
– c24b
Jun 7 '17 at 20:02
|
show 3 more comments
This was good enough for me:
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb1
On Ubuntu 14.04 this comes with:
sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
Older versions of Ubuntu (e.g. 12.04) would require:
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
answered Apr 2 '16 at 17:43
Sridhar-SarnobatSridhar-Sarnobat
904711
This was good enough for me:
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb1
On Ubuntu 14.04 this comes with:
sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
Older versions of Ubuntu (e.g. 12.04) would require:
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
answered Apr 2 '16 at 17:43
Sridhar-SarnobatSridhar-Sarnobat
904711
edited May 18 '18 at 1:03
answered Apr 2 '16 at 17:43
Sridhar-SarnobatSridhar-Sarnobat
904711
answered Apr 2 '16 at 17:43
Sridhar-SarnobatSridhar-Sarnobat
904711
answered Apr 2 '16 at 17:43
Sridhar-SarnobatSridhar-Sarnobat
904711
904711
1
Just note that this may not recover all corrupted files the way a Windowschkdsk /Fwould so if you have a Windows machine that should be tried first.
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
May 16 '16 at 19:04
actually i have tried that with windows. what now happens is, it mounts in windows but data transfer is really slow (0 to 70 to 200 kbps). As for ubuntu, it does not mount at all. the same problem. so i now ran this ntfsfix. it made all corrections. after "ntfs partition /dev/sdb1 was processed successfully" it is now mounting. :). but the problem is speed. still 200 kbps
– MycrofD
May 28 '16 at 7:40
Sounds like physical damage. If I were you I'd buy a drive duplicator to do a low level copy of all bits, and throw that drive away before it causes you to lose more precious data. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003WV5DLA?pc_redir=T1
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
Jun 1 '16 at 18:07
@sridhar Thannks it worked
– Er. Mohit Agrawal
Jun 5 '16 at 10:16
This worked as a charm nevertheless I have to do the same command at EACH reboot of my system...
– c24b
Jun 7 '17 at 20:02
|
show 3 more comments
1
Just note that this may not recover all corrupted files the way a Windowschkdsk /Fwould so if you have a Windows machine that should be tried first.
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
May 16 '16 at 19:04
actually i have tried that with windows. what now happens is, it mounts in windows but data transfer is really slow (0 to 70 to 200 kbps). As for ubuntu, it does not mount at all. the same problem. so i now ran this ntfsfix. it made all corrections. after "ntfs partition /dev/sdb1 was processed successfully" it is now mounting. :). but the problem is speed. still 200 kbps
– MycrofD
May 28 '16 at 7:40
Sounds like physical damage. If I were you I'd buy a drive duplicator to do a low level copy of all bits, and throw that drive away before it causes you to lose more precious data. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003WV5DLA?pc_redir=T1
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
Jun 1 '16 at 18:07
@sridhar Thannks it worked
– Er. Mohit Agrawal
Jun 5 '16 at 10:16
This worked as a charm nevertheless I have to do the same command at EACH reboot of my system...
– c24b
Jun 7 '17 at 20:02
1
1
Just note that this may not recover all corrupted files the way a Windows
chkdsk /F would so if you have a Windows machine that should be tried first.– Sridhar-Sarnobat
May 16 '16 at 19:04
Just note that this may not recover all corrupted files the way a Windows
chkdsk /F would so if you have a Windows machine that should be tried first.– Sridhar-Sarnobat
May 16 '16 at 19:04
actually i have tried that with windows. what now happens is, it mounts in windows but data transfer is really slow (0 to 70 to 200 kbps). As for ubuntu, it does not mount at all. the same problem. so i now ran this ntfsfix. it made all corrections. after "ntfs partition /dev/sdb1 was processed successfully" it is now mounting. :). but the problem is speed. still 200 kbps
– MycrofD
May 28 '16 at 7:40
actually i have tried that with windows. what now happens is, it mounts in windows but data transfer is really slow (0 to 70 to 200 kbps). As for ubuntu, it does not mount at all. the same problem. so i now ran this ntfsfix. it made all corrections. after "ntfs partition /dev/sdb1 was processed successfully" it is now mounting. :). but the problem is speed. still 200 kbps
– MycrofD
May 28 '16 at 7:40
Sounds like physical damage. If I were you I'd buy a drive duplicator to do a low level copy of all bits, and throw that drive away before it causes you to lose more precious data. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003WV5DLA?pc_redir=T1
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
Jun 1 '16 at 18:07
Sounds like physical damage. If I were you I'd buy a drive duplicator to do a low level copy of all bits, and throw that drive away before it causes you to lose more precious data. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003WV5DLA?pc_redir=T1
– Sridhar-Sarnobat
Jun 1 '16 at 18:07
@sridhar Thannks it worked
– Er. Mohit Agrawal
Jun 5 '16 at 10:16
@sridhar Thannks it worked
– Er. Mohit Agrawal
Jun 5 '16 at 10:16
This worked as a charm nevertheless I have to do the same command at EACH reboot of my system...
– c24b
Jun 7 '17 at 20:02
This worked as a charm nevertheless I have to do the same command at EACH reboot of my system...
– c24b
Jun 7 '17 at 20:02
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Just in case this happens to anyone else and they don't hit dr Hannibal Lecter's comment, I just had to try a different USB port. There's nothing wrong with that USB port, but for some reason, it wouldn't work with this drive.
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Just in case this happens to anyone else and they don't hit dr Hannibal Lecter's comment, I just had to try a different USB port. There's nothing wrong with that USB port, but for some reason, it wouldn't work with this drive.
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Just in case this happens to anyone else and they don't hit dr Hannibal Lecter's comment, I just had to try a different USB port. There's nothing wrong with that USB port, but for some reason, it wouldn't work with this drive.
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Just in case this happens to anyone else and they don't hit dr Hannibal Lecter's comment, I just had to try a different USB port. There's nothing wrong with that USB port, but for some reason, it wouldn't work with this drive.
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This looks like an old question, but I ran into this issue in ubuntu 15.10. I mounted the hard drive in windows and simply removed the ._.Trashes directory on the drive that happened to contain a lot of data. Then I plugged it back into linux and it worked fine.
answered Dec 9 '15 at 17:38
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Hello from 2017! Mine is even weirder: I just plugged my disk into a different USB port..? No idea why the error occurred.
– dr Hannibal Lecter
Apr 15 '17 at 20:05
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This looks like an old question, but I ran into this issue in ubuntu 15.10. I mounted the hard drive in windows and simply removed the ._.Trashes directory on the drive that happened to contain a lot of data. Then I plugged it back into linux and it worked fine.
answered Dec 9 '15 at 17:38
MagicsowonMagicsowon
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Hello from 2017! Mine is even weirder: I just plugged my disk into a different USB port..? No idea why the error occurred.
– dr Hannibal Lecter
Apr 15 '17 at 20:05
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This looks like an old question, but I ran into this issue in ubuntu 15.10. I mounted the hard drive in windows and simply removed the ._.Trashes directory on the drive that happened to contain a lot of data. Then I plugged it back into linux and it worked fine.
answered Dec 9 '15 at 17:38
MagicsowonMagicsowon
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This looks like an old question, but I ran into this issue in ubuntu 15.10. I mounted the hard drive in windows and simply removed the ._.Trashes directory on the drive that happened to contain a lot of data. Then I plugged it back into linux and it worked fine.
answered Dec 9 '15 at 17:38
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answered Dec 9 '15 at 17:38
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answered Dec 9 '15 at 17:38
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answered Dec 9 '15 at 17:38
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Hello from 2017! Mine is even weirder: I just plugged my disk into a different USB port..? No idea why the error occurred.
– dr Hannibal Lecter
Apr 15 '17 at 20:05
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Hello from 2017! Mine is even weirder: I just plugged my disk into a different USB port..? No idea why the error occurred.
– dr Hannibal Lecter
Apr 15 '17 at 20:05
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Hello from 2017! Mine is even weirder: I just plugged my disk into a different USB port..? No idea why the error occurred.
– dr Hannibal Lecter
Apr 15 '17 at 20:05
Hello from 2017! Mine is even weirder: I just plugged my disk into a different USB port..? No idea why the error occurred.
– dr Hannibal Lecter
Apr 15 '17 at 20:05
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Formatting the device in the FAT format using the ubuntu utility Disks solved the problem for me
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Formatting the device in the FAT format using the ubuntu utility Disks solved the problem for me
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Formatting the device in the FAT format using the ubuntu utility Disks solved the problem for me
answered May 25 '18 at 9:50
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Formatting the device in the FAT format using the ubuntu utility Disks solved the problem for me
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Connect the external hard disk to a windows pc.
When the disk enumerates, run chkdsk /f [driveletter]: from Command Prompt.
When I tried ntfs-3g, it suggested in terminal to run chkdsk. :)
(I am on Ubuntu 14.04, real native install, not on any virtualized env)
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Connect the external hard disk to a windows pc.
When the disk enumerates, run chkdsk /f [driveletter]: from Command Prompt.
When I tried ntfs-3g, it suggested in terminal to run chkdsk. :)
(I am on Ubuntu 14.04, real native install, not on any virtualized env)
edited Jan 11 at 19:07
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Connect the external hard disk to a windows pc.
When the disk enumerates, run chkdsk /f [driveletter]: from Command Prompt.
When I tried ntfs-3g, it suggested in terminal to run chkdsk. :)
(I am on Ubuntu 14.04, real native install, not on any virtualized env)
edited Jan 11 at 19:07
wjandrea
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answered Jan 7 '16 at 13:36
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Connect the external hard disk to a windows pc.
When the disk enumerates, run chkdsk /f [driveletter]: from Command Prompt.
When I tried ntfs-3g, it suggested in terminal to run chkdsk. :)
(I am on Ubuntu 14.04, real native install, not on any virtualized env)
edited Jan 11 at 19:07
wjandrea
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answered Jan 7 '16 at 13:36
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answered Jan 7 '16 at 13:36
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see the message: "NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." Windows problems you fix with windows tools.
– Rinzwind
Jul 21 '14 at 13:58
yeah I think you have to shut down restart windows and then come to ubuntu to access it. Is the drive encrypted or something?
– Chinmaya B
Jul 21 '14 at 13:59
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As the message says: "run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice." This means you have to boot Windows or take the drive to a friend who has a computer running Windows. Then use the Windows Command Line and enter the command "chkdsk /f X: where X is the external drive. Then as the message says, reboot into Windows twice.
– user68186
Jul 21 '14 at 14:00
I couldn't agree more. You need to run
chkdsk /fon a windows environment or use HirensBootCD booted into a USB. I've been through the same and it helped me to fix.– AzkerM
Jul 21 '14 at 15:47
Related Question: askubuntu.com/questions/183970/mount-exited-with-exit-code-13
– Mukesh Chapagain
May 26 '15 at 3:13