A practical walkthrough of rescuing a corrupted Windows 10 NTFS drive using Linux Mint live boot tools. The process involved using `lsblk` and `fsck` to diagnose the issue, then `ntfsfix -b -d` to clear bad sectors and the dirty flag on the NTFS partition, followed by installing ClamAV and running `clamscan -irv --remove` to
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How Linux Mint, ntfsfix, and ClamAV rescued a corrupted NTFS drive and extended hardware life.Diagnosing the problem with Linux MintFixing the NTFS partition with ntfsfixScanning for malware with ClamAVThe power of Linux troubleshooting toolsMore from We Love Open SourceAbout the AuthorSort: