Arch Linux

TwoFlower

Member

Registered: 2013-02-27

Posts: 35

[Solved] Failed to open directory of external hard drive

When I plug in my hard drive it is detected and booted as normal but when I try to open it up using a file manager, I get an error message saying:

Error when getting information for file '/run/media/blah/Blah/LOST.DIR': Input/output error.

When I use the command:

ls /run/media/blah/Blah

It displays:

ls: cannot access /run/media/imran/Imran/Backup: Input/output error
ls: cannot access /run/media/imran/Imran/LOST.DIR: Input/output error

Followed by all the files that I have on the hard drive. I have ntfs-3g and ntfsprogs installed and it still does not work. It is an "ADATA Superior SH93".

Last edited by TwoFlower (2013-03-08 12:03:20)

anonymous_user

Member

Registered: 2009-08-28

Posts: 3,059

Re: [Solved] Failed to open directory of external hard drive

Do you have access to a Windows machine? Try running a chkdsk on your drive.

WonderWoofy

Member

From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: [Solved] Failed to open directory of external hard drive

Yeah sounds like either a corrupt filesystem (hopefully), or a failing drive (hopefully not). Take anonymous_users advice, or do a fsck on it.

Check the SMART status as well. I think the package is smartmontools, but I am on the train right now and checking is a PITA.

TwoFlower

Member

Registered: 2013-02-27

Posts: 35

Re: [Solved] Failed to open directory of external hard drive

Booting the hard drive from Windows fixed it thanks.