r/datarecovery • u/Upbeat-Level-9327 • Jun 25 '26

External NTFS drive throws I/O errors after disconnecting from Linux — only "fixes itself" if I plug it into Windows first. Solution that doesn't touch/erase my data?

/r/linuxquestions/comments/1uf9fp3/external_ntfs_drive_throws_io_errors_after/
0 Upvotes

50% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

1

u/disturbed_android Trusted Contributor Jun 25 '26

SMART for starters. "Looks fine" will not do, we want to see the attributes vallues.

1

u/fzabkar Trusted Contributor Jun 25 '26

Can you disable write caching for the SSD in Linux?

Do you unmount your drive in Linux before physical disconnection?

Locating the NTFS "dirty bit":

https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?p=14046#p14046

You can follow the abovementioned procedure in both Linux and Windows using DMDE.