Category: storage fail

fsck ntfs under GNU Linux? – when mounting NTFS fails – $MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 0). Failed to mount ‘/dev/sdb1’: Input/output error

12.04.2023

proceed with caution: only recommend it to be applied to filesystems that are for backup purpose (of which another copy exist). “ntfsfix tool is very limited compared to M$s chkdsk” using a NVMe as backup “USB STICK” and rsynced a […]

what are the most reliable resilient harddisks – stay away from: Intenso 8tb aka Seagate ST8000DM004 – shingled piece of … no good for anything especially no good for backups

25.10.2021

possible (untested!) alternative: SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2 Review the harddisk reliability toplist: while this toplist says nothing about how reliable the harddisk can store and return exact copy of data written (!!!). this has to be tested in […]