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Is Raspberry Pi causing fsck errors? Fix it in 3 easy steps
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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If you are using a USB drive or SD card to boot your Raspberry Pi, you may encounter the fsck error. Several users have reported the Raspberri Pi causing fsck error resulting in a corrupted SD card.
I have experienced several instances of data corruption on the SD card on my Pi. I am still investigating the root cause of this. At the moment to correct filesystem errors I shut down the pi and put the card into my laptop to fsck the root filesystem.
To avoid USB or SD card corruption make sure you use a USB power hub to connect your USB flash drives. If your boot SD or USB drive is corrupted, try fixing the drives by following the steps in the article below.
How do I fix Raspberry Pi causing fsck errors?
1. Use trusted third-party PC software
Fsck errors and other similar issues can lead to system malfunctioning and affect your files. Installing the latest drivers will prevent these problems and help your hardware to function properly.
For an in-depth diagnosis and an effective solution, we recommend installing a PC repair tool that keeps all of your PC driver software healthy and recovers important files that have been damaged during the process.
With a simple click, this type of tool can scan external memory devices such as SD cards and USB ports and enables you to protect specific files and folders by retaining metadata in case of unintended deletions.
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2. Fix the SD card using a Windows computer
Using a Windows computer to fix the SD card issue is a much simpler solution than using the Ubunto terminal commands. However, if the issue persists and Windows fails to fix the drives, proceed with the next set of steps.
3. Use Linux terminal to repair the drive
In the above command:
The Raspberry Pi can cause fsckerrorif the boot drive that is your SD card is corrupted. Theerrorcan be fixed using the Windows USB drive troubleshooter or using the dosfsck tool in Linux.
Follow the steps in the article and let us know which method helped you resolve the issue in the comments.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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