then I remembered gparted had fsck (or similar) but it said:
    
ntfsresize -i -f -v /dev/sdc1  00:00:27    ( ERROR )
    
ntfsresize v2015.3.14AR.1 (libntfs-3g)
Device name : /dev/sdc1
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 1000202039808 bytes (1000203 MB)
Current device size: 1000202043392 bytes (1000203 MB)
Checking for bad sectors ...
Checking filesystem consistency ...
100.00 percent completed
Accounting clusters ...
Cluster accounting failed at 123392602 (0x75ad25a): extra cluster in $Bitmap
Filesystem check failed! Totally 1 cluster accounting mismatches.
ERROR: NTFS is inconsistent. Run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot it TWICE!
The usage of the /f parameter is very IMPORTANT! No modification was
and will be made to NTFS by this software until it gets repaired.

but I don't have a windows system

On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
I guess I'm doing it wrong:

 $ sudo fsck -V /dev/sdc1
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1

 and that is all it says. I know that is the correct device.... at least gparted says it is

On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 7:58 PM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
that suggests disk issues where those files are. I would start using some FS tools like chkdisk to clean up.


On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 4:26 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
interesting..... I recovered some files using tesstdisk. I tried to delete them and some of the wouldn't die (the ones I'm having problems with). My google for the swolution suggested I chown but that gave a similar error:

$ sudo chown bmike1 -R recup_dir.465/
chown: changing ownership of 'recup_dir.465/f46038464.elf': Input/output error




On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 5:49 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
I forgot to mention I deleted those files on the source disk. This i the command I'm issuing:

rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents /media/bmike1/"Seagate Expansion Drive"


On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 5:36 PM, James Dugger <james.dugger@gmail.com> wrote:
You potentially have corrupt files or problems with your disk. Use the fsck command to check files/file system and smartctl command to check the disk

On Sep 7, 2017 4:52 AM, "Michael" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
I get the following errors. How do I stop it?
$ rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents /media/bmike1/"Seagate Expansion Drive"
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46038464.elf") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46285928.txt") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46399616.bz2") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46399920.xml") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46400256.bz2") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46400560_tooltip.svg.gz") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46400824_analog_meter.svg.gz") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46401072_extender-background.svg.gz") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46401488.xml.gz") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46401688.xml.gz") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46401920.xml.gz") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46402208.xml.gz") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46402688.png") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46403032.ini") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46403576.xml") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46404144.xml") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46404624.xml") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync: readlink_stat("/media/bmike1/Seagate Expansion Drive/Documents/Programs/file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46405344.xml") failed: Input/output error (5)
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1183) [sender=3.1.1]

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