diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.8.in b/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.8.in index 452bdfdf..96b518a6 100644 --- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.8.in +++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.8.in @@ -137,11 +137,12 @@ with first. .TP .B -f, --force -Forces ntfsresize to proceed with the resize operation if the filesystem -is marked "dirty" for consistency check. +Forces ntfsresize to proceed with the resize operation even if the filesystem +is marked for consistency check. Please note, ntfsresize always marks the filesystem -"dirty" before a real resize operation and it leaves that way for extra +for consistency check before a real resize operation +and it leaves that way for extra safety. Thus if NTFS was marked by ntfsresize then it's safe to use this option. If you need to resize several times without booting into Windows between each diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c index 595ebf71..0e32185f 100644 --- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c +++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c @@ -2098,8 +2098,8 @@ static ntfs_volume *mount_volume(void) if (vol->flags & VOLUME_IS_DIRTY) if (opt.force-- <= 0) - err_exit("Volume is dirty. Run chkdsk /f and " - "please try again (or see -f option).\n"); + err_exit("Volume is scheduled for check.\nRun chkdsk /f" + " and please try again, or see option -f.\n"); if (NTFS_MAX_CLUSTER_SIZE < vol->cluster_size) err_exit("Cluster size %u is too large!\n",