$ sudo fsck -f -y /dev/you fsck from util-linux 2.41 (build: fsckme.sh) /dev/sda1: clean, 284119/655360 files, 1843502/2621440 blocks /dev/you contains a filesystem with errors, check forced. Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and life choices Inode 4714 (~/side-projects/the-app-that-will-make-me-rich): 0 commits since 2021. Clear? no Inode 9587 (sleep) link count is 4, should be 8. Fix? you typed 'later' Pass 2: Checking directory structure Unattached inode 'final_FINAL_v2_REALfinal.zip' found. Reconnect? no -- CORRUPTED (you knew) Directory /node_modules has more inodes than the visible universe. Skipping (we both know). /home/you/Downloads: 14,203 files, 0 ever opened again. Pass 3: Checking reference counts TODO comments referenced 1,204 times, resolved 0 times. Inode 8243 (you): ref count is 1 (your mom). Fix? cannot fix Pass 4: Checking commit integrity ZERO-LENGTH commit message 'asdf' detected (x1,204). Clear? no Commit 'fix' -> 'fix the fix' -> 'really fix this time'. Loop detected. Pass 5: Checking moral consistency chmod 777 on a production box. We saw. You pushed to main on a Friday. UNRECOVERABLE. /dev/you: ***** FILESYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***** /dev/you: 1 fault: you. 7 inodes unrecoverable, 4 questionable. /dev/you: Reboot recommended. So is therapy. exit code 4: errors left uncorrected (by you, as usual)