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use badblocks to check windows ntfs drive showing progress indicator
$ badblocks -s -v /dev/sdx
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This command will run badblocks in verbose mode on the specified NTFS drive (/dev/sdx) to check for bad blocks, showing a progress indicator as it goes.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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