NTFS drive wont mount - "unknown filesystem"?

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David McNally wrote:
> Hi again.
> 
> Looks like I shouldn't try formatting to NTFS, considering that I
> still need the data on the hard drive.
> 
> I tried what Preston said, and this happened:
> 
> david at david-desktop:~$ sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdf1
> [sudo] password for david:
> Mounting volume... Failed to startup volume: Invalid argument.
> FAILED
> Attempting to correct errors... FAILED
> Failed to startup volume: Invalid argument.
> Volume is corrupt. You should run chkdsk.
> david at david-desktop:~$
> 
> Not really sure what to do now. It does say that I should run chkdsk.
> Anyone know how to do that exactly?

You'll need to plug the unit into a Windows machine since chkdsk is a 
Windows drive check & fix program.
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