How to Fix “Read-only file system” Error in Linux?
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File system is the most critical data structure of Linux operating system, which is responsible for organizing data on the hard drive. It ensures quick and easy accessing of your data from the disk. Linux uses file system entries to locate files on the hard drive and access them. But, in some cases, the Linux file system become read-only and you can not access data from your system. The system even refuse to boot up and you come across data loss scenarios. To retrieve lost data in such cases, Linux Data Recovery is required.
In a practical scenario, you may encounter the following error message on your Linux computer that is dual-boot with Windows operating system:
“Read-only file system”
The above error message occurs while mounting Linux partition. After this error message, you can not write or edit data on the hard drive. At the same time, your Linux system may stop responding and you need to do hard reboot.
This behavior of Linux operating system creates mayhem for you and your most valuable assets- data. It might create a thought in your mind that if you need to perform Linux Recovery or not. In order to find out the possibility of data recovery, you need to consider exact cause of this problem. The above issue may occur due to any of the below reasons-
Disk failure
File system corruption
Wrong unlock addresses for the LPC flash chip
If the hard drive is failed, file system is mounted in the read-only mode to prevent further damage to your system. To detect and fix the problem, try out following things-
Check file system errors. If you can not unmount the file system, force the file system check on next system boot. If you find any error, hard drive formatting and file system rebuilding is required.
Run fsck command-line utility on the failed Linux hard drive. It detects and repairs minor file system errors.
If you format the hard drive, all of your critical data is removed from the drive. In order to retrieve lost data in such cases, Linux Recovery solutions are required.
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