Comments on: How to Check/Repair Linux File System on Boot https://www.ubuntumint.com/fsck-repair-linux-file-system/ UbuntuMint - Everything About Ubuntu Linux Mon, 24 Jul 2023 08:30:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Ravi Saive https://www.ubuntumint.com/fsck-repair-linux-file-system/#comment-2886 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:12:25 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2922#comment-2886 In reply to James.

@James,

GUI is always best for newbies, but when you are working on servers without GUI, here fsck plays important role in checking and repairing file systems for errors…

]]> By: James https://www.ubuntumint.com/fsck-repair-linux-file-system/#comment-2852 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:42:08 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2922#comment-2852 I use a usb drive with “Parted Magic” or a live OS with “GParted” on it to check and repair filesystems. I find the terminal a bit dangerous for myself. With a GUI I know exactly what disk I am repairing.

]]> By: Ravi Saive https://www.ubuntumint.com/fsck-repair-linux-file-system/#comment-2845 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:01:41 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2922#comment-2845 In reply to Mikhail.

@Mikhail,

Thanks for the tip, I will check and see whether it works or not…

]]> By: Ravi Saive https://www.ubuntumint.com/fsck-repair-linux-file-system/#comment-2844 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:00:20 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2922#comment-2844 In reply to Bill Dietrich.

@Bill,

There is an fsck.btrfs tool that is used to check the consistency of a btrfs filesystem, and optionally repairs them…

For ZFS, it really does not need an fsck tool because the data on the disk is always perfect. If you still need fsck equivalent for ZFS there is a tool called fsck.zfs.

]]> By: Ravi Saive https://www.ubuntumint.com/fsck-repair-linux-file-system/#comment-2843 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:34:29 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2922#comment-2843 In reply to William B Peckham.

@William,

The fsck utility supports all the Unix file systems. If you have NTFSProgs installed, you could be able to perform fsck on the NTFS file system as well…

The fsck tool is used to fix potential system errors and generate reports.

]]> By: William B Peckham https://www.ubuntumint.com/fsck-repair-linux-file-system/#comment-2819 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:42:49 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2922#comment-2819 Does that work on NTFS file systems? How about FAT32, EXTFAT, FAT16, BTRFS, ZFS, or ReiserFS-4? What file systems does it NOT work for, if any?

What things will it fix, and what will it NOT fix?

This article leaves a LOT of questions unanswered!

]]> By: Bill Dietrich https://www.ubuntumint.com/fsck-repair-linux-file-system/#comment-2799 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:58:04 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2922#comment-2799 Probably worth mentioning that (I think) fsck does not exist for Btrfs and ZFS filesystems.

]]> By: Mikhail https://www.ubuntumint.com/fsck-repair-linux-file-system/#comment-2787 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:47:56 +0000 https://www.ubuntumint.com/?p=2922#comment-2787 Creating ‘forcefsck‘ empty file at the root of a block device not working?

> touch /forcefsck

After reboot, the system will check the file system on the block device mounted on '/' before mounting.

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