[X4U] FSCK

Emily Jackson m5comp at fastmail.fm
Fri Feb 11 12:59:09 PST 2005


On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:23:50 -0800 (PST)
Randy B.Singer <randy at macattorney.com> wrote:

> But, finally, Apple clarified things.  You can still run FSCK, even
> with  journalling enabled.
> 
> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107248
> 
> >Repairing a journaled volume
> >
> >You can check and repair a journaled volume using fsck_hfs from the 
> >command line. To repair a journaled disk:
> >
> >      1. Log in as an Admin user to the server whose disk you want to
> >      set 
> >up for journaling.
> >      2. Make sure that no one is using the server.
> >      3. Open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/).
> >      4. Execute the fsck_hfs command using the -f flag. For example,
> >      to 
> >force checking a journaled volume on device /dev/disk0s11, execute:
> >
> >      fsck_hfs -f /dev/disk0s11

Is it then OK to do this in single-user mode (which is when most people
would run fsck)?

Emily

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