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Thread: [SOLVED] disk-error checking utility

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    [SOLVED] disk-error checking utility

    Are there and disk-error checking utilities such as the one Windows has when you right-click on a disk and go to properties > tools?

    This is the picture from windows, if I'm not making sense:


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    Re: disk-error checking utility

    There is a package called smartmontools that will check the drive for disk degradation and failure using the SMART system:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get install smartmontools
    There is also a command called "fsck" that will check your disk file system for error's but that is run at boot and should indicate errors on bootup.

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    Re: disk-error checking utility

    each hard disk manufacturer provides their own tools to do error checking usually bootable CD/floppy image. if you think you may have a problem with your hard disk, you should run their tests.

    for example Western Digital has their Lifeguard data tools:

    http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...id=613&lang=en
    Last edited by nhasian; December 16th, 2008 at 08:36 AM.

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    Re: disk-error checking utility

    It's not anything in my system, it's my blackberry.

    Would smartmontools work for checking my blackberry?

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    Re: disk-error checking utility

    Quote Originally Posted by adobrakic View Post
    Would smartmontools work for checking my blackberry?
    No smartmontools will not work in this case. For this case, see this Re: Check Disk on SD/MicroSD Card?
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    Re: disk-error checking utility

    thank you

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