Linux - Disk Checking

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Scanning you hardrive for errors:

like scandisk for windows linux too has many disk tools

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smartctl -t long /dev/sda

will start a full drive scan (root permissions needed)

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/usr/sbin/smartctl -t long /dev/sda

this is the absolute path for the command incase it doesnt find it

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smartctl -a /dev/sda

will display the results, but they can be huge.

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smartctl -a /dev/sda >>disk.txt

this will print out the results into a text file called disk.txt, which makes it easier to study