actually, if you install the FUSE package, there should be more advanced handlers to correct some of those errors. I use something like that here to correct issues on an NTFS external drive while in OS X. The preference package includes linux code for the FUSE project and seems to work reasonably well for most issues. However, there are some issues that require the use of a real windows installation to correct.

-eric
from the central office of the Technomage Guild, Storage Analysis Division.

On Sep 22, 2017, at 6:31 PM, Michael wrote:

silly me! I just realized that the file system on the external drive is NTFS so there isn't much I can do with it.

On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
:/
 ~ $ sudo fsck -f /dev/sda1
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
 ~ $ sudo fsck -f /dev/sda
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
e2fsck 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
ext2fs_open2: Bad magic number in super-block
fsck.ext2: Superblock invalid, trying backup blocks...
fsck.ext2: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sda

The superblock could not be read or does not describe a valid ext2/ext3/ext4
filesystem.  If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2/ext3/ext4
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
    e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
 or
    e2fsck -b 32768 <device>

gparted says the device is on sda1

On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 12:14 PM, Carruth, Rusty <Rusty.Carruth@smartm.com> wrote:

Try fsck –f (for force).  If the filesystem is marked clean and some other stuff it won’t run the test, IIRC.

 

From: PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Michael
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 5:15 AM
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: rsync

 

$ sudo fsck /dev/sdc1

fsck from util-linux 2.27.1

$

 

isn't it supposed to give a code of some sort?

Here is a mall snippet of the errors it gives when trying to rsync to the drive:

 

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)

 

here is a snippet of the errors I get when trying to  delete the file recovery directory:

 

rm: cannot remove 'file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46401688.xml.gz': Input/output error

rm: cannot remove 'file recovery/recup_dir.465/f46401920.xml.gz': Input/output error

 

any ideas how I can delete  them?

 

 

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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