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 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/

SEE ALSO

       mkntfs(8), ntfsprogs(8)