Fix “Failed to mount ‘/dev/sdax’: Input/output error, NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it’s a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware”

Last Updated on April 24, 2023 by itsubuntu

How To Fix NTFS Partition Failed To Mount Error In Linux [2023]

In this Linux tutorial, we will show how to fix  “Failed to mount ‘/dev/sdax’: Input/output error, NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it’s a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware” error on Linux.

How To Fix “Failed to mount ‘/dev/sdax’: Input/output error, NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it’s a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware”

Without any further explanation, let’s go through the solution for the “Failed to mount ‘/dev/sdax’: Input/output error, NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it’s a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware” error in Linux.

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We will take the help of a tool called ntfsfix, which is a part of the ntfs-3g package. A nftsfix is an amazing tool for fixing some common NTFS problems. Run the following command according to your Linux distros to install ntfs-3g on Linux based operating system.
For Debian:

sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g

For RHEL, CentOS & Fedora ———–

sudo yum install epel-release
sudo yum install ntfs-3g

Now, run the following command along with the partition having an issue:

sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda6

There is various option that you can run along with the above command like:

• -n or --no-action option: For dry action
• -b or --clear-bad-sectors: To clear the list of bad sectors.