Unmounting a external hard drive which has Ubuntu installed on it
I have Ubuntu installed on an external HDD drive. The laptop has Windows installed before.
I started the computer, pressed F9, loaded Ubuntu, did a bit of basic programming, and then clicked turned off. I turned on the computer again, and now it says that drive was not cleanly mounted.
So main question is: If you have Ubuntu installed on an external HDD drive, how do you cleanly unmount it?
dual-boot unmount
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I have Ubuntu installed on an external HDD drive. The laptop has Windows installed before.
I started the computer, pressed F9, loaded Ubuntu, did a bit of basic programming, and then clicked turned off. I turned on the computer again, and now it says that drive was not cleanly mounted.
So main question is: If you have Ubuntu installed on an external HDD drive, how do you cleanly unmount it?
dual-boot unmount
asked 3 hours ago
user278039user278039
1032
If youshutdownyour system using commands or gui 'shutdown' command & it completes its shutdown (and halts power if instructed) your system will be shutdown. To unmount a drive,umountor click eject/power-off in your programs (eg, gnome-disks) but shutdown will cause this to occur if done & allowed to complete. I'm not sure what you mean by 'clicked turned off' sorry.
– guiverc
3 hours ago
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I have Ubuntu installed on an external HDD drive. The laptop has Windows installed before.
I started the computer, pressed F9, loaded Ubuntu, did a bit of basic programming, and then clicked turned off. I turned on the computer again, and now it says that drive was not cleanly mounted.
So main question is: If you have Ubuntu installed on an external HDD drive, how do you cleanly unmount it?
dual-boot unmount
asked 3 hours ago
user278039user278039
1032
I have Ubuntu installed on an external HDD drive. The laptop has Windows installed before.
I started the computer, pressed F9, loaded Ubuntu, did a bit of basic programming, and then clicked turned off. I turned on the computer again, and now it says that drive was not cleanly mounted.
So main question is: If you have Ubuntu installed on an external HDD drive, how do you cleanly unmount it?
dual-boot unmount
dual-boot unmount
asked 3 hours ago
user278039user278039
1032
asked 3 hours ago
user278039user278039
1032
asked 3 hours ago
user278039user278039
1032
asked 3 hours ago
user278039user278039
1032
asked 3 hours ago
user278039user278039
1032
1032
If youshutdownyour system using commands or gui 'shutdown' command & it completes its shutdown (and halts power if instructed) your system will be shutdown. To unmount a drive,umountor click eject/power-off in your programs (eg, gnome-disks) but shutdown will cause this to occur if done & allowed to complete. I'm not sure what you mean by 'clicked turned off' sorry.
– guiverc
3 hours ago
add a comment |
If youshutdownyour system using commands or gui 'shutdown' command & it completes its shutdown (and halts power if instructed) your system will be shutdown. To unmount a drive,umountor click eject/power-off in your programs (eg, gnome-disks) but shutdown will cause this to occur if done & allowed to complete. I'm not sure what you mean by 'clicked turned off' sorry.
– guiverc
3 hours ago
If you
shutdown your system using commands or gui 'shutdown' command & it completes its shutdown (and halts power if instructed) your system will be shutdown. To unmount a drive, umount or click eject/power-off in your programs (eg, gnome-disks) but shutdown will cause this to occur if done & allowed to complete. I'm not sure what you mean by 'clicked turned off' sorry.– guiverc
3 hours ago
If you
shutdown your system using commands or gui 'shutdown' command & it completes its shutdown (and halts power if instructed) your system will be shutdown. To unmount a drive, umount or click eject/power-off in your programs (eg, gnome-disks) but shutdown will cause this to occur if done & allowed to complete. I'm not sure what you mean by 'clicked turned off' sorry.– guiverc
3 hours ago
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Prior to powering off your computer, you must properly shutdown your computer from the power menu, or you will potentially corrupt your file system (it's no longer clean).
Lets first check your file system for errors.
For 17.10 or lower...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type
sudo fsck -f /
- repeat the
fsckcommand if there were errors - type
reboot
For 18.04 or higher...
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- open a
terminalwindow - type
sudo fdisk -l
- identify the /dev/XXXX device name for your "Linux Filesystem"
- type
sudo fsck -f /dev/XXXX# replacing XXXX with the number you found earlier - repeat the fsck command if there were errors
- type
reboot
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Prior to powering off your computer, you must properly shutdown your computer from the power menu, or you will potentially corrupt your file system (it's no longer clean).
Lets first check your file system for errors.
For 17.10 or lower...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type
sudo fsck -f /
- repeat the
fsckcommand if there were errors - type
reboot
For 18.04 or higher...
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- open a
terminalwindow - type
sudo fdisk -l
- identify the /dev/XXXX device name for your "Linux Filesystem"
- type
sudo fsck -f /dev/XXXX# replacing XXXX with the number you found earlier - repeat the fsck command if there were errors
- type
reboot
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Prior to powering off your computer, you must properly shutdown your computer from the power menu, or you will potentially corrupt your file system (it's no longer clean).
Lets first check your file system for errors.
For 17.10 or lower...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type
sudo fsck -f /
- repeat the
fsckcommand if there were errors - type
reboot
For 18.04 or higher...
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- open a
terminalwindow - type
sudo fdisk -l
- identify the /dev/XXXX device name for your "Linux Filesystem"
- type
sudo fsck -f /dev/XXXX# replacing XXXX with the number you found earlier - repeat the fsck command if there were errors
- type
reboot
answered 1 hour ago
heynnemaheynnema
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Prior to powering off your computer, you must properly shutdown your computer from the power menu, or you will potentially corrupt your file system (it's no longer clean).
Lets first check your file system for errors.
For 17.10 or lower...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type
sudo fsck -f /
- repeat the
fsckcommand if there were errors - type
reboot
For 18.04 or higher...
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- open a
terminalwindow - type
sudo fdisk -l
- identify the /dev/XXXX device name for your "Linux Filesystem"
- type
sudo fsck -f /dev/XXXX# replacing XXXX with the number you found earlier - repeat the fsck command if there were errors
- type
reboot
answered 1 hour ago
heynnemaheynnema
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Prior to powering off your computer, you must properly shutdown your computer from the power menu, or you will potentially corrupt your file system (it's no longer clean).
Lets first check your file system for errors.
For 17.10 or lower...
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type
sudo fsck -f /
- repeat the
fsckcommand if there were errors - type
reboot
For 18.04 or higher...
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- open a
terminalwindow - type
sudo fdisk -l
- identify the /dev/XXXX device name for your "Linux Filesystem"
- type
sudo fsck -f /dev/XXXX# replacing XXXX with the number you found earlier - repeat the fsck command if there were errors
- type
reboot
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If you
shutdownyour system using commands or gui 'shutdown' command & it completes its shutdown (and halts power if instructed) your system will be shutdown. To unmount a drive,umountor click eject/power-off in your programs (eg, gnome-disks) but shutdown will cause this to occur if done & allowed to complete. I'm not sure what you mean by 'clicked turned off' sorry.– guiverc
3 hours ago