How Do I Run Fsck Manually in Linux?
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How do I manually run fsck?

For 17.10 or older…

  1. boot to the GRUB menu.
  2. choose Advanced Options.
  3. choose Recovery mode.
  4. choose Root access.
  5. at the # prompt, type sudo fsck -f /
  6. repeat the fsck command if there were errors.
  7. type reboot.

How do I resolve unexpected inconsistency run fsck manually?

root: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. Next, type fsck followed by Enter. At each prompt thereafter, type y to continue the process. When complete, restart the appliance again.

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