[fsck wouldn't touch my D: partition.] It turned out the Speedo was keeping a file open on my D partition (where all my fonts are kept). Don't know why exactly, but there we are. Temporarily disabling Speedo (4.11) allows fscking once more :-) Thanks for the suggestions. --Chris X.400: g=chris;s=ridd;o=nhs imc;ou1=cosit;a=attmail;p=nhs imc;c=gb Cix: chrisridd@cix