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NTFS: Input/output error
I was experimenting with HDF5 installation from a permanently mounted NTFS data partition so lots of deletion etc. Now part of the folder (containing some codes etc.) is not deleting and showing the above error. I have already NTFS-3g etc. but only have windows on virtualbox (from which also can not delete). Thanks for all the help!
I am on CentOS 7.
This means your filesystem is damaged, Input/Output errors during filesystem access attempts generally mean hardware issues.
Type dmesg and check for log. it might be because of connection to it is failing, it'll be noted there.
is it mounting it via ntfs or ntfs-3g ? As I recall, the legacy ntfs driver had no stable write support and was largely abandoned when it turned out ntfs-3g was significantly more stable and secure.
chkdsk in Windows).
Jun 28, 2016 at 12:48
I meet the same problem,too.Some topics tell me that I should mount this disk on Win and rm it and clean the trash.I tried but failed.
But,I rm this files parent folder (on Linux rm -rf xxx ),and solved this problem.
U can try this way but remember to copy the import files or folders in parent folder.
Read about mount / umount (man pages)
In my case directory had be to unmount first, to be eligible to be deleted itself or its subdirectories/files
sudo umount -f /media/sami/OS\somewindows_folder
Then simply sudo rm -rf /media/sami/OS\somewindows_folder worked for me
rm on an empty/nonexisting path (since nothing is mounted at /media/sami/OS anymore) but it fails silently since you're using the -f switch. This consequently accomplishes absolutely nothing. You definitely should read about what mounting is.
nrfs-3gthat means he has used it ntfs-3g for mounting the filesystem. hope he reply to confirm