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When I start Ubuntu 16.10, the console shows the following errors:

/dev/sda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced
/dev/sda1: UNEXCEPTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUTUALLY
The root file system on /dev/sda1 requires a manual fsck

How can I solve this? Please help.

wjandrea
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To manually perform a file system check on your Ubuntu disk...

For 17.10 or older...

  • boot to the GRUB menu
  • choose Advanced Options
  • choose Recovery mode
  • choose Root access
  • at the # prompt, type sudo fsck -f /
  • repeat the fsck command if there were errors
  • type reboot

For 18.04 or newer... (or if the above steps don't work for you)...

  • boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB in “Try Ubuntu” mode
  • open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T
  • type sudo fdisk -l
  • identify the /dev/sdXX device name for your "Linux Filesystem"
  • type sudo fsck -f /dev/sdXX, replacing sdXX with the number you found earlier
  • repeat the fsck command if there were errors
  • type reboot
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