[rkward-devel] script file corrupted when moved to Windows

Marcus Menzel flareload at gmx.de
Thu Jul 8 19:24:05 UTC 2010


Hi meik and horace,

> > ... onto a thumb
> > drive and moved it to XP, it's found to be corrupted. This is confirmed
> > by running the Windows utility chkdsk.
> 
> what exactly does "corrupted" mean? can this "corrupted" file then still be
> opened under linux?
> 
> as a hunch i'd say a) you didn't unmount the drive properly, b) the drive
> is defective, or c) UTF-8 and/or line ending characters are to blame, but
> this wouldn't affect chkdsk, i assume. however, you could try changing
> both (settings -> configure editor -> open/save) to be sure.

I have exact the same problem since Ubuntu 10.04 x64 with WinXP and Win7. My 
guess is the problem is Ubuntu (in my case Kubuntu). There is an easy work 
around, just skip the drive check and go on using the files - no problems in 
my experience.

mfg,
Marcus




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