How to check if hardlinks work inode find option

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You've followed the guide step by step but still want to check if hardlinks are working, or someone on the Sonarr/Radarr support team asked you to check if your files are hardlinked? You've followed the guide step by step but still want to check if hardlinks are working, or someone on the Sonarr/Radarr support team asked you to check if your files are hardlinked?
You can use 2 options to check if you got working hardlinks. You can use 3 options to check if you got working hardlinks.
*Both ways requires you to login to your terminal with PuTTY or similar software.* *Both ways requires you to login to your terminal with PuTTY or similar software.*
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This way requires a bit more work. This way requires a bit more work.
- On the terminal type: `stat /path/to/your/download/location/file.mkv` - In the terminal type: `stat /path/to/your/download/location/file.mkv`
- On the terminal type: `stat /path/to/your/media/location/file.mkv` - In the terminal type: `stat /path/to/your/media/location/file.mkv`
You will get 2 results you can use to compare several things. You will get 2 results you can use to compare several things.
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1. Links: Everything above 1 means it's a hardlink 1. Links: Everything above 1 means it's a hardlink
1. Inode: if the numbers match you know the files are hardlinked 1. Inode: if the numbers match you know the files are hardlinked
## Method 3: Using Inode copies
- In your terminal `cd` to your download location and run `ls -i file.mkv` or type `ls -i /path/to/your/download/location/file.mkv`
This will reveal the inode of your file on the left side of the file.
![!Hardlinks check ls -i](images/hardlinks-ls-i.png)
- In your terminal type: `find /mnt/user/data/ -inum ###` or `find . -inum ###` if you're in your root folder.
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`###` = Your inode number on the left of the file you found.
![!hardlinks inode](images/hardlinks-inode.png)
It will list all files linked with the same inode number.

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