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which Ubuntu application is similar to Windows chkdsk ?

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which Ubuntu application is similar to Windows chkdsk ?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

fsck

You will need to have the file system unmounted to check file systems. You need a bit of jiggery-pokery to test your system partition.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilesystemTroubleshooting

There are tools to check NTFS but I don't suggest you use them due to NTFS being proprietary. A Microsoft tool should be used for the Microsoft file system.

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fb268 (fb268) said : 		#2

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.