Puzzled of fs error.

[Member flyntstone]

Hi.
I had a power out which I suspect damaged the fs on an external hdd:

demo@antix1:~/Live-usb-storage
$ sudo fsck -Vr /dev/sdc1
fsck from util-linux 2.33.1
demo@antix1:~/Live-usb-storage
$ echo $?
0
demo@antix1:~/Live-usb-storage
$ ls -lah /media/demo/sdc1-usb-WD_My_Passport_2/
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drwxrwxrwx 1 demo demo 8.0K Dec 5 14:52 LiveUSB-StorageArchive2021_0113
d?????????? ? ? ? ? ? Live-usb-storageArchive2021_0216
drwxrwxrwx 1 demo demo 0 Jan 11 10:11 Live-usb-storageAr嚉hive2021_0111
drwxrwxrwx 1 demo demo 4.0K Mar 11 14:10 Live-usb-storageBackup
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So, fsck exits w/o error, or fixing anything, but I still have corrupted permissions on one folder, and a corrupted name on another folder. Any suggestions?

[Member flyntstone]

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Oh, in case you need proof that I am applying fsck to the right mount point,

demo@antix1:~/Live-usb-storage
$ lsblk -f
NAME FSTYPE LABEL UUID FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINT
loop0 squashfs 0 100% /live/linux
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sdc
└─sdc1 ntfs 5XXXXXXXXXXXXXXF 807.2G 13% /media/demo/sdc1-usb-WD_My_Passport_2
sr0

[Member fatmac]

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Basically, a drive needs to be unmounted to be checked, & done by the root operator, or by using sudo.

Edit: I just noticed that it is an NTFS drive, you will require the right tools for the job – no idea which, as I never use NTFS.

Linux (& BSD) since 1999

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