I’m new to EndeavourOS and could use some help. After my laptop crashed two days ago, I suspect the problem may be with my drives. My OS is on an SSD, and my data is on a separate HDD.
In addition, Nautilus (the file manager) has crashed multiple times recently.
What are the recommended steps to safely check and repair them?
First I would check what filesystem is used and then run a filesystem check. Depending on the filesystem choosing the appropriate tool.
You could also run filesystem check on unmounted partitions using gparted or kde’s partitinmanager from the live EOS usb.
For checking the health of your disk: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/S.M.A.R.T.
For Nautilus, you could try running it from a terminal and see if you get any output when it crashes.
You could also keep a terminal open with the command journalctl -f running in it. Then use Nautilus as you normally would and see if you get any output when it crashes.
Before you do the checking be sure to have a backup , on a external drive, of your important data.
Depending on the age of the drives , any testing might give them the last push to totally fail on you.
Oh and welcome to the forum 
sudo touch /forcefsck
then reboot will force a check of ext4 drives.
Hi guys! The following is the output of journalctl -f when the Nautilus crash again:
Nov 19 12:23:39 sbox systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service…
Nov 19 12:23:39 sbox systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Nov 19 12:23:57 sbox nautilus[15807]: free(): invalid next size (fast)
Nov 19 12:23:57 sbox systemd-coredump[156237]: Process 15807 (nautilus) of user 1000 terminated abnormally with signal 6/ABRT, processing…
Nov 19 12:23:57 sbox systemd[1]: Started Process Core Dump (PID 156237/UID 0).
Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox systemd-coredump[156244]: [🡕] Process 15807 (nautilus) of user 1000 dumped core.Stack trace of thread 15807: #0 0x00007f816669890c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9890c) #1 0x00007f816663e3a0 raise (libc.so.6 + 0x3e3a0) #2 0x00007f816662557a abort (libc.so.6 + 0x2557a) #3 0x00007f8166626613 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x26613) #4 0x00007f81666a2d25 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0xa2d25) #5 0x00007f81666a4ff6 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0xa4ff6) #6 0x00007f8167fbb4dc n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x5bb4dc) #7 0x00007f81686a7dc8 g_rc_box_release_full (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x6fdc8) #8 0x00007f8167da3731 n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x3a3731) #9 0x00007f8168537e70 g_object_unref (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x21e70) #10 0x00007f8167f9427b n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x59427b) #11 0x00007f8168537de6 g_object_unref (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x21de6) #12 0x00007f8167dc1671 n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x3c1671) #13 0x00007f8168537de6 g_object_unref (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x21de6) #14 0x00007f8168682619 g_hash_table_remove (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x4a619) #15 0x00007f8167f9b1c1 gtk_widget_dispose_template (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x59b1c1) #16 0x000055dd3f949cd1 n/a (/usr/bin/nautilus + 0xc1cd1) #17 0x00007f8168537de6 g_object_unref (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x21de6) #18 0x00007f8167e8c457 gtk_list_item_set_child (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x48c457) #19 0x00007f8167f00258 n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x500258) #20 0x00007f8167e86c10 n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x486c10) #21 0x00007f8167e86c95 n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x486c95) #22 0x00007f8168537de6 g_object_unref (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x21de6) #23 0x00007f8168680e1e n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x48e1e) #24 0x00007f8168682a04 g_hash_table_remove_all (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x4aa04) #25 0x00007f816868394b g_hash_table_destroy (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x4b94b) #26 0x00007f8167e872d4 n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x4872d4) #27 0x00007f8167e8e218 n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x48e218) #28 0x00007f816852797c g_closure_invoke (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x1197c) #29 0x00007f8168546aab n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x30aab) #30 0x00007f8168548b0f n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32b0f) #31 0x00007f8168548d89 g_signal_emit_valist (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32d89) #32 0x00007f8168548e44 g_signal_emit (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32e44) #33 0x00007f816852797c g_closure_invoke (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x1197c) #34 0x00007f8168546aab n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x30aab) #35 0x00007f8168548b0f n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32b0f) #36 0x00007f8168548d89 g_signal_emit_valist (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32d89) #37 0x00007f8168548e44 g_signal_emit (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32e44) #38 0x00007f8167f12f3a n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x512f3a) #39 0x00007f816852797c g_closure_invoke (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x1197c) #40 0x00007f8168546aab n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x30aab) #41 0x00007f8168548b0f n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32b0f) #42 0x00007f8168548d89 g_signal_emit_valist (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32d89) #43 0x00007f8168548e44 g_signal_emit (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32e44) #44 0x00007f8167f7b6d4 n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x57b6d4) #45 0x00007f816852797c g_closure_invoke (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x1197c) #46 0x00007f8168546aab n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x30aab) #47 0x00007f8168548b0f n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32b0f) #48 0x00007f8168548d89 g_signal_emit_valist (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32d89) #49 0x00007f8168548e44 g_signal_emit (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32e44) #50 0x00007f8167e31e19 n/a (libgtk-4.so.1 + 0x431e19) #51 0x00007f816852797c g_closure_invoke (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x1197c) #52 0x00007f8168546aab n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x30aab) #53 0x00007f8168548b0f n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32b0f) #54 0x00007f8168548d89 g_signal_emit_valist (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32d89) #55 0x00007f8168548e44 g_signal_emit (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32e44) #56 0x00007f81677b60ea g_list_store_remove_all (libgio-2.0.so.0 + 0xc50ea) #57 0x000055dd3f8cd3c4 n/a (/usr/bin/nautilus + 0x453c4) #58 0x00007f816852797c g_closure_invoke (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x1197c) #59 0x00007f8168546fb3 n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x30fb3) #60 0x00007f8168548b0f n/a (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32b0f) #61 0x00007f8168548d89 g_signal_emit_valist (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32d89) #62 0x00007f8168548e44 g_signal_emit (libgobject-2.0.so.0 + 0x32e44) #63 0x000055dd3f8cf112 n/a (/usr/bin/nautilus + 0x47112) Stack trace of thread 15809: #0 0x00007f816669f002 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f002) #1 0x00007f816669316c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c) #2 0x00007f81666931b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4) #3 0x00007f816670d9f6 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10d9f6) #4 0x00007f8168698784 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60784) #5 0x00007f8168698865 g_main_context_iteration (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60865) #6 0x00007f81686988b2 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x608b2) #7 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #8 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #9 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15808: #0 0x00007f816671872d syscall (libc.so.6 + 0x11872d) #1 0x00007f81686c782e g_cond_wait (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x8f82e) #2 0x00007f816865e1cd n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x261cd) #3 0x00007f81686d0487 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x98487) #4 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #5 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #6 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15812: #0 0x00007f816671872d syscall (libc.so.6 + 0x11872d) #1 0x00007f81686c782e g_cond_wait (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x8f82e) #2 0x00007f816865e1cd n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x261cd) #3 0x00007f81686d117e n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x9917e) #4 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #5 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #6 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15818: #0 0x00007f816669f002 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f002) #1 0x00007f816669316c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c) #2 0x00007f81666931b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4) #3 0x00007f816670d9f6 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10d9f6) #4 0x00007f8168698784 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60784) #5 0x00007f8168698865 g_main_context_iteration (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60865) #6 0x00007f815c10c7be n/a (libdconfsettings.so + 0x77be) #7 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #8 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #9 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 156052: #0 0x00007f816671872d syscall (libc.so.6 + 0x11872d) #1 0x00007f81686c87be g_cond_wait_until (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x907be) #2 0x00007f816865e197 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x26197) #3 0x00007f816865e30f g_async_queue_timeout_pop (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x2630f) #4 0x00007f81686d1120 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x99120) #5 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #6 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #7 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15837: #0 0x00007f816669f002 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f002) #1 0x00007f816669316c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c) #2 0x00007f81666937dc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x937dc) #3 0x00007f8166695e9e pthread_cond_wait (libc.so.6 + 0x95e9e) #4 0x00007f8128e1032c n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa1032c) #5 0x00007f81292633fe n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xe633fe) #6 0x00007f8128e10544 n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa10544) #7 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #8 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15817: #0 0x00007f816671872d syscall (libc.so.6 + 0x11872d) #1 0x00007f81686c782e g_cond_wait (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x8f82e) #2 0x00007f816865e1cd n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x261cd) #3 0x00007f816865e23d g_async_queue_pop (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x2623d) #4 0x00007f8166ddb51c n/a (libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 + 0xc51c) #5 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #6 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #7 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 19575: #0 0x00007f816669f002 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f002) #1 0x00007f816669316c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c) #2 0x00007f81666931b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4) #3 0x00007f8166703d8f wait4 (libc.so.6 + 0x103d8f) #4 0x00007f81656c615b n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x2c615b) #5 0x00007f816546ebd1 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x6ebd1) #6 0x00007f8165478bd4 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x78bd4) #7 0x00007f81656c0161 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x2c0161) #8 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #9 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 156220: #0 0x00007f816671872d syscall (libc.so.6 + 0x11872d) #1 0x00007f81686c87be g_cond_wait_until (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x907be) #2 0x00007f816865e197 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x26197) #3 0x00007f816865e30f g_async_queue_timeout_pop (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x2630f) #4 0x00007f81686d1120 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x99120) #5 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #6 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #7 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15840: #0 0x00007f816669f002 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f002) #1 0x00007f816669316c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c) #2 0x00007f81666937dc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x937dc) #3 0x00007f81666960a8 pthread_cond_timedwait (libc.so.6 + 0x960a8) #4 0x00007f8128e1038c n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa1038c) #5 0x00007f812924a38d n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xe4a38d) #6 0x00007f8128e10544 n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa10544) #7 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #8 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15836: #0 0x00007f816669f002 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f002) #1 0x00007f816669316c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c) #2 0x00007f81666937dc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x937dc) #3 0x00007f81666960a8 pthread_cond_timedwait (libc.so.6 + 0x960a8) #4 0x00007f8128e1038c n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa1038c) #5 0x00007f812925ba91 n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xe5ba91) #6 0x00007f8128e10544 n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa10544) #7 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #8 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 16126: #0 0x00007f816671872d syscall (libc.so.6 + 0x11872d) #1 0x00007f8165442756 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x42756) #2 0x00007f8165578441 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x178441) #3 0x00007f8165577e1c n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x177e1c) #4 0x00007f81656c0161 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x2c0161) #5 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #6 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15842: #0 0x00007f816669f002 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f002) #1 0x00007f816669316c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c) #2 0x00007f81666937dc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x937dc) #3 0x00007f81666960a8 pthread_cond_timedwait (libc.so.6 + 0x960a8) #4 0x00007f8128e1038c n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa1038c) #5 0x00007f812938abd9 n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xf8abd9) #6 0x00007f8129374936 n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xf74936) #7 0x00007f8128e10544 n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa10544) #8 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #9 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15810: #0 0x00007f816669f002 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f002) #1 0x00007f816669316c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c) #2 0x00007f81666931b4 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x931b4) #3 0x00007f816670d9f6 ppoll (libc.so.6 + 0x10d9f6) #4 0x00007f8168698784 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60784) #5 0x00007f8168698a17 g_main_loop_run (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x60a17) #6 0x00007f816780b264 n/a (libgio-2.0.so.0 + 0x11a264) #7 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #8 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #9 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 16125: #0 0x00007f8165578bb3 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x178bb3) #1 0x00007f816556fb62 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x16fb62) #2 0x00007f816556de89 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x16de89) #3 0x00007f816556dd2f n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x16dd2f) #4 0x00007f81656c0161 n/a (libglycin-2.so.0 + 0x2c0161) #5 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #6 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 156067: #0 0x00007f816671872d syscall (libc.so.6 + 0x11872d) #1 0x00007f81686c87be g_cond_wait_until (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x907be) #2 0x00007f816865e197 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x26197) #3 0x00007f816865e30f g_async_queue_timeout_pop (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x2630f) #4 0x00007f81686d1120 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x99120) #5 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #6 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #7 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 156221: #0 0x00007f816671872d syscall (libc.so.6 + 0x11872d) #1 0x00007f81686c87be g_cond_wait_until (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x907be) #2 0x00007f816865e197 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x26197) #3 0x00007f81686d12db n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x992db) #4 0x00007f81686cf8bc n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x978bc) #5 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #6 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) Stack trace of thread 15839: #0 0x00007f816669f002 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9f002) #1 0x00007f816669316c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9316c) #2 0x00007f81666937dc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x937dc) #3 0x00007f81666960a8 pthread_cond_timedwait (libc.so.6 + 0x960a8) #4 0x00007f8128e1038c n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa1038c) #5 0x00007f812927ae72 n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xe7ae72) #6 0x00007f8128e10544 n/a (libnvidia-glcore.so.580.105.08 + 0xa10544) #7 0x00007f816669698b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9698b) #8 0x00007f816671a9cc n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x11a9cc) ELF object binary architecture: AMD x86-64Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox systemd[1]: systemd-coredump@1-4097-156237_156238-0.service: Deactivated successfully.
Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox systemd[1]: systemd-coredump@1-4097-156237_156238-0.service: Consumed 672ms CPU time, 290.3M memory peak.
Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox xdg-document-portal[5081]: removing transfer 15614011022390569112 for dead peer :1.118
Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox xdg-document-portal[5081]: removing transfer 3385345365385665450 for dead peer :1.118
Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox systemd[4537]: dbus-:1.2-org.gnome.Nautilus@3.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=6/ABRT
Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox systemd[4537]: dbus-:1.2-org.gnome.Nautilus@3.service: Failed with result ‘core-dump’.
Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox systemd[4537]: dbus-:1.2-org.gnome.Nautilus@3.service: Unit process 88294 (evince) remains running after unit stopped.
Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox systemd[4537]: dbus-:1.2-org.gnome.Nautilus@3.service: Unit process 120722 (evince) remains running after unit stopped.
Nov 19 12:23:58 sbox systemd[4537]: dbus-:1.2-org.gnome.Nautilus@3.service: Consumed 4min 25.677s CPU time, 712.7M memory peak.
Nov 19 12:24:09 sbox systemd[1]: systemd-hostnamed.service: Deactivated successfully.
Any help would be appreciated.
Have you checked the disk? what are the results? did you check for bad blocks when you did the disk check? I wouldn’t worry about any software issues until I have ruled out hardware issues first especially with the disk drives.
IMPORTANT. if you suspect faulty drives BACKUP immediately. Stop Accessing the drive unless you are backing it up and then repairing it. If a drive is damaged using it more will damage it more.
I tried it, but nothing happened!
EDIT
It seems the problem has disappeared!
After rebooting, I tried sudo touch /forcefsck again, but nothing happened. I then used the Disks app and ran both “Check File System” and “Repair File System.” The output message was: “Repair successful. Filesystem hdd on WDC… has been repaired.”
After that, I ran the fsck -a command in the terminal. The output was: “hdd: clean, 682880/60801024 files, 67163350/243190528 blocks.”
Finally, I navigated through different folders on the HDD using Nautilus. No crashes occurred.
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