Fixdisk - has it crashed or should I leave it ?

I'm working on the HDR of my 'supported user' who, without telling me has just bought a FVP-5000t after encountering several 'factory reset' situations on start-up.

My first task, to recover the old recordings, was straightforward. I am now trying to recommission her HDR as a spare.
The machine had a old copy of CF (3.00), now upgraded to 3.13 (build 4028). Installed packages had been updated automatically thanks to auto-update.

I am now running
fixdisk hoping to check for issues with the hard disk (an original 500Gb with only 20k hours on the clock).

Fixdisk has been running now for over 7 hours, with no new output for almost all of that time.
Over 200 multiply-claimed blocks have been found....

I'm sure this sort of situation has been encountered many times, so I'm looking for advice please on whether to end fixdisk or hang on in case it is doing something useful, albeit very slowly......

Code:
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14886913: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14886929: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14886930: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14886932: 58140672
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887041: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887042: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887044: 58140672
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887153: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887169: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887170: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887172: 58140672
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887281: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887282: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887284: 58140672 58140673
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887393: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887394: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887396: 58140672 58140673
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887409: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887537: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887538: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887540: 58140672 58140673
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887665: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887666: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887668: 58140672 58140673
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887681: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887729: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887730: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887732: 58140672 58140673
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887857: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887858: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887860: 58140672 58140673
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887953: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887954: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887956: 58140672 58140673
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14887969: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888097: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888098: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888100: 58140672 58140673 58140674
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888193: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888194: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888196: 58140672 58140673 58140674
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888209: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888337: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888338: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888340: 58140672 58140673 58140674
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888433: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888449: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888450: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888452: 58140672 58140673 58140674
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888577: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888578: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888580: 58140672 58140673 58140674
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888673: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888674: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888676: 58140672 58140673 58140674
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888689: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888817: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888818: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888820: 58140672 58140673 58140674
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888913: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888929: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888930: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14888932: 58140672 58140673 58140674
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889057: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889058: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889060: 58140672 58140673 58140674
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889153: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889169: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889170: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889172: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889313: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889314: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889316: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889425: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889426: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889428: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889441: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889569: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889570: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889572: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889665: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889681: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889682: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889684: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889729: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889730: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889732: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889745: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889857: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889858: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889860: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889969: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889970: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14889972: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890017: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890113: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890114: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890116: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890209: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890210: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890212: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890225: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890353: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890354: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890356: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890449: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890465: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890466: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890468: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890593: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890594: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890596: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890689: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890690: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890692: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890705: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890865: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890866: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890868: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890961: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890977: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890978: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14890980: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891105: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891106: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891108: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891201: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891217: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891218: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891220: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891345: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891346: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891348: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891441: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891442: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891444: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891457: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891505: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891506: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891508: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891633: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891634: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891636: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891729: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891730: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891732: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891777: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891793: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891794: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891796: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891921: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891922: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14891924: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677 58140678
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892017: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892018: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892020: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677 58140678
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892033: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892161: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892162: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892164: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677 58140678
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892257: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892258: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892260: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677 58140678
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892273: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892433: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892434: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892436: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677 58140678
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892529: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892545: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892546: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892548: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677 58140678
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892593: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892594: 36741121
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892721: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892722: 36741121 36741122 36741123
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892817: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892818: 36741124
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892929: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14892930: 36741124 36741125 36741126
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14893009: 36741120
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14893010: 36741124 36741125 36741126
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14893025: 58138624
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14893026: 58138625 58138626 58138627
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 14893028: 58140672 58140673 58140674 58140675  58140676 58140677 58140678
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 28737538: 115481808
Multiply-claimed block(s) in inode 28852230: 7596282
Pass 1b: Memory used: 2160k/4660k (2105k/56k), time: 832.66/249.47/211.42
Pass 1b: I/O read: 7524MB, write: 0MB, rate: 9.04MB/s
Pass 1C: Scanning directories for inodes with multiply-claimed blocks
Pass 1c: Memory used: 2160k/4660k (2105k/56k), time:  1.24/ 0.04/ 0.06
Pass 1c: I/O read: 2MB, write: 0MB, rate: 1.61MB/s
Pass 1D: Reconciling multiply-claimed blocks
(There are 234 inodes containing multiply-claimed blocks.)

File /Tsr/0.ts (inode #311299, mod time Sat Apr 23 09:19:31 2022)
  has 1 multiply-claimed block(s), shared with 1 file(s):
        ... (inode #14545568, mod time Sat Jun 17 10:25:14 1933)
Clone multiply-claimed blocks? yes
 
Fixdisk has been running now for over 7 hours, with no new output for almost all of that time.
Over 200 multiply-claimed blocks have been found....
Let it run.

I don't know when exactly, but the session completed some time in the night. So that's between 52 and 60 hours. Judging by all the cloning of multiply-claimed blocks, there will be a significant number of recordings corrupted.

Since then I'm getting more multiply-claimed block errors, and although nobody seems to have an explanation for it I think we can rule my disk out as "reliable".
 
Let it run.
Good call.

It finished sometime between 05:30 and 09:00, so roughly 19-22 hours, ending with Status 0 so it all looks okay.
It has been commented on before but it is a pity that fixdisk doesn't output any progress message during long checks.

Some changes were made to the file system so probably I should run it again.

An aside:
The only quirk I have found so far on the HDR of my 'supported user' was that it would always shut down immediately after booting and then restart normally.
The cause was tunefix which saw a null recording schedule and so restored it from a backup. Unfortunately the latest backup was also null ......:)
 
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