Error "I/O" error while copying <insert file>

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Error "I/O" error while copying <insert file>

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OS: Celena

Problem: I can't seem to overwrite/replace some files in my external hd. I have permission in the entire disk as far as I can see from properties. When I look at the permission of the similar file though, it says, it can't determine the permission of the file.

Even trying to permanently delete the corrupted file does not make it disappear.
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Error "I/O" error while copying <insert file>
Sounds like a corrupted file system. Data loss soon to happen. What's the filesystem on that disk? You know ... such info helps a great deal :wink:

Did you run fsck already?
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Ext3

I haven't done that. How to run fsck?

Edit: Nevermind. It found an error and asked to fix and I typed "y"

Still getting the error though
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Post by WinXpNewb »

Strange. Once I moved the files to the other external hd (ext3 too) the error went away.
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WinXpNewb wrote:Strange. Once I moved the files to the other external hd (ext3 too) the error went away.
But the filesystem is still corrupted.
1. umount the drive in question, especially if it was automatically mounted:

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sudo umount /dev/sdXXwhatever
... Or if you have an icon on your desktop: Right-click on it and have the volume "Eject" (or whatever).

2. run "fsck":

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sudo fsck  /dev/sdXXwhatever
e.g. fsck /dev/sde1 ... or whatever the right device name for your external HD would be.
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Thanks. I think that fixed it. When I ran fsck again, it says it was clean.
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WinXpNewb wrote:Thanks. I think that fixed it. When I ran fsck again, it says it was clean.
OK, then it should be fine now.
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