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.SH NAME
ntfsfix \- fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ntfsfix
.I device
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBntfsfix\fP is a utility that fixes some common NTFS problems. 
\fBntfsfix\fP is \fBNOT\fP a Linux
version of chkdsk. It only repairs some fundamental NTFS inconsistencies,
resets the NTFS journal file and schedules an NTFS consistency check for
the first boot into Windows.
.sp
You may run 
.B ntfsfix 
on an NTFS volume if you think it's damaged and it can't be mounted.
.SH AUTHOR
The original ntfsfix manual page was written by David Martínez Moreno
<ender@debian.org> and rewritten 
by Szabolcs Szakacsits to reflect the current role of
.B ntfsfix.
.SH AVAILABILITY
.B ntfsfix
is part of the ntfsprogs package and is available from
http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR mkntfs (8),
.BR ntfsprogs (8)