thank you so much for the brain-trust of the PLUG group. I've figured out
what  is wrong with the USB drive that is giving me trouble. the problem is
totally hardware related. If I pull it out a little the drive will connect
for a little while. And I have discovered that I lost my pictures forever:(
And you've been as focused on the issue as well as i could possibly ask you
to be. Thanks again guys!

On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 1:50 AM Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> Hmm.  I could have sworn that the NTFS utilities in Linux had a chkdsk
> function.  Yeah:
>
> ntfsfix (8)          - fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS
>
>
> (found using 'man -k ntfs')
>
>
> Man page for ntfsfix says, in part:
>
> DESCRIPTION
>         ntfsfix  is  a utility that fixes some common NTFS problems.
> ntfsfix is NOT a Linux version of chkdsk.  It only re‐
>         pairs 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.
>
>
> So, ntfsfix might help.  There is also an ntfsclone that says:
>
> ntfsclone (8)        - Efficiently clone, image, restore or rescue an NTFS
>
>
> Can Linux mount your ntfs stick?  (You might have to do it readonly. and
> you've probably said something about this, but it has been a while and
> I've not been as focused on the issue as I probably should be...)
>
>
> On 6/11/24 10:30, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> > Thanks for trying!
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 12:53 PM Arun Khan <knura9@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss <
> >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> well, the drive may be ntfs but the files written were jpg written
> from a
> >>> linux machine.... hmmmm. I guess it should be able to read from windows
> >>> seeing as it us a JPG and not some exotic open source file:!) I guess
> it
> >>> just got corrupted. The question still remains, is there a way to
> recover
> >>> the files on the drive? I hope so, There were pictures on that drive.
> My
> >>> entire south carolina trip!
> >>>
> >>> The directions that were given were to run:
> >>>
> >>>       chkdsk /f
> >>>
> >>> on the drive. Have two problems with those directions though: 1. that
> >>> requires admin privileges and I don't know how to do that. 2. when I
> stick
> >>> the drive in it gives me the insert drive tone and then the disconnect
> >>> drive tone and never assigns a drive letter to it. Then it repeats that
> >>> until I pull the drive. And if I've kept the drive in there long
> enough it
> >>> keeps doing that after I've pulled the drive. 3.
> >>>
> >> Based on the responses so far, you have the following options  (IMO):
> >>
> >> 1. Keep plugging for a solution.  There is no way around it; you will
> need
> >> a Windows desktop to repair the NTFS file system.  I suggest that you
> lean
> >> on your family/friends who have Windows admin privileges on their
> systems.
> >> 2. Seek professional help to recover your files (e.g. Data Doctors have
> >> retail stores in many shopping malls)
> >>
> >> Regardless of what you do, to avoid future mishaps, invest in a couple
> of
> >> high-capacity storage and backup your important files to *two* different
> >> drives (rsync -aP <original files> <target dir> does the job for me).
> >>
> >> HTH
> >> --
> >> Arun Khan
> >>
> >
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