NTFSFIX(8)                                                                                                            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.

       -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  develop-
       ment team:
       ntfs-3g-develATlists.net

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

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

SEE ALSO
       mkntfs(8), ntfsprogs(8)



ntfs-3g 2011.4.12                                         January 2006                                                NTFSFIX(8)