(it didn't reply all and only got sent to one person) ... I forgot. I fixed my linux box. The ssd was not fully engaged this is what smartctrl says (I thought I already did this): Alex@alex-desktop:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdb1 smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64-linux-5.15.0-97-generic] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Vendor: USB Product: SanDisk 3.2Gen1 Revision: 1.00 Compliance: SPC-4 User Capacity: 123,060,879,360 bytes [123 GB] Logical block size: 512 bytes Serial number: 040133ef27a16a2882a5 Device type: disk Local Time is: Mon Jun 10 08:35:30 2024 EDT SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled Temperature Warning: Disabled or Not Supported === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART Health Status: OK Current Drive Temperature: 0 C Drive Trip Temperature: 0 C Error Counter logging not supported Device does not support Self Test logging alex@alex-desktop:~$ AS for lsblk: it seems to indicate that the filesystem is M$. --snip-- Model: USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 (scsi) Disk /dev/sdb: 123GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Disk Flags: Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 1049kB 123GB 123GB ntfs msftdata as for this: alex@alex-desktop:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /home/alex/Desktop/sdc/ $MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 0). Failed to mount '/dev/sdb1': Input/output error NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice. The usage of the /f parameter is very important! If the device is a SoftRAID/FakeRAID then first activate it and mount a different device under the /dev/mapper/ directory, (e.g. /dev/mapper/nvidia_eahaabcc1). Please see the 'dmraid' documentation for more details. I've never fixed anything with windows so it is kinda scary! lol > > so how should I do it? just stick the drive into windows, open cmd, and > type chkdsk /f ? > Well, I decided not to wait for an answer and it told me I need to be an elevated user. Also, how would I run it on the flash drive? When I insert the drive to find out what letter windows is assigning to the drive it gives me the inert drive tone and then the disconnect drive tone and then it repeats itself until I pull the drive. On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 9:07 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Must be a legal mind lurking around here -->> Prima facie > > > On 2024-06-09 16:50, Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 9:58 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss > > wrote: > > > >> > > > > Prima facie, it looks like a corrupted file system v/s bad hardware. > > Do you know what kind of filesystem it has? > > > > Also, as rusty has suggested, run *smarctl* on the disk and share its > > output. > > > > -- > > Arun Khan > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: