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btrfs scrub

Scrub btrfs filesystems to verify data integrity. It is recommended to run a scrub once a month. More information: https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/btrfs-scrub.html.
  • Start a scrub:
    sudo btrfs scrub start {{path/to/btrfs_mount}}
  • Show the status of an ongoing or last completed scrub:
    sudo btrfs scrub status {{path/to/btrfs_mount}}
  • Cancel an ongoing scrub:
    sudo btrfs scrub cancel {{path/to/btrfs_mount}}
  • Resume a previously cancelled scrub:
    sudo btrfs scrub resume {{path/to/btrfs_mount}}
  • Start a scrub, but wait until the scrub finishes before exiting:
    sudo btrfs scrub start -B {{path/to/btrfs_mount}}
  • Start a scrub in quiet mode (does not print errors or statistics):
    sudo btrfs scrub start -q {{path/to/btrfs_mount}}

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