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 Szabolcs Sza‐
       kacsits.  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:
       http://www.tuxera.com/community/

SEE ALSO
       mkntfs(8), ntfsprogs(8)

ntfs-3g 2017.3.23AR.3                 January 2013                           NTFSFIX(8)

ntfsfix v2017.3.23AR.3 (libntfs-3g)

Usage: ntfsfix [options] device
    Attempt to fix an NTFS partition.

    -b, --clear-bad-sectors Clear the bad sector list
    -d, --clear-dirty       Clear the volume dirty flag
    -h, --help              Display this help
    -n, --no-action         Do not write anything
    -V, --version           Display version information

For example: ntfsfix /dev/hda6

Developers' email address: ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net
News, support and information:  http://tuxera.com