Hey everyone! I've encountered a frustrating issue with my Ubuntu 24.04 system. While transferring large files from the internal HDD (formatted as NTFS) to an external drive, my system froze. I waited a few hours, but eventually, I had to perform a hard shutdown. Now, after rebooting, I'm getting an error when I try to access the internal HDD:
Error mounting /dev/sda1 at /media/... : wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.
I'm worried about losing data. What's the safest first step I can take to get my HDD mounting again? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
3 Answers
Make sure you have `ntfs-3g` installed, then run `ntfsfix /dev/sda1` to see if you can fix the errors. It's a good start, but you might still need to check it in Windows if issues persist.
I'm in the same boat—my PC overheats and then crashes, resulting in a kernel panic. After I restart, my mounted devices are all messed up too. Looking forward to seeing how this is resolved!
You can use the `ntfsfix` command on your HDD to clear the dirty flag, but remember that it won't fully fix any filesystem issues. For that, you'd need to boot into Windows or a Windows rescue ISO and run `chkdsk`. Try running `sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda1` first, though.
I tried that command, and it worked! All my files are still intact. Thanks a ton for the help!
I ran `ntfsfix`, and it reported some issues about the MFT, but my drive still wouldn’t mount afterward. Any thoughts on what I could do next?