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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.

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

       -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:
       linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sourceforge.net

AUTHORS

       ntfsfix  was  written  by  Anton  Altaparmakov, with contributions from
       Szabolcs Szakacsits.

AVAILABILITY

       ntfsfix is part of the ntfsprogs package and is available from:
       http://www.linux-ntfs.org/content/view/19/37

       The manual pages are available online at:
       http://man.linux-ntfs.org/

SEE ALSO

       mkntfs(8), ntfsprogs(8)