Re: [Ubuntu-users] fsck shows errors on main partition only when mounted

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Mark <mhullrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 16 November 2010 15:10, K. Frank <kfrank29.c@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello All -

I have just installed ubuntu on a former windows machine whose
os had become corrupted, and fsck reports disk errors.

Should I care, and how can I fix this?

I don't think it is valid to run fsck on a mounted drive.

When a drive is mounted, the data on it changes frequently, especially
if it's the system drive.  You're asking for trouble if you do this.

However, what are you attempting to do using the -n option?  That won't help.

Apologies - questions are directed at the OP, not Colin.

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