• @horse_battery_staple
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    23 hours ago

    Sounds like NTFS journaling errors.

    Assuming the external disk is /dev/sdb

    sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb1

    It also offers a specific option to clear the “dirty” flag on the partition:

    sudo ntfsfix -d /dev/sdb1

    • @[email protected]
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      12 hours ago

      Oooo I’ll try that when I get out of this parking lot. And yea /dev/sda1. Also yes NTFS, 2tb with too much shit to swap around to use a different format.