Questions tagged [chkdsk]
CHKDSK is a command on computers running DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems that displays the file system integrity status of hard disks and floppy disk and can fix logical file system errors. It is similar to the fsck command in Unix. It is short for "Check disk". On computers running NT-based versions of Windows, CHKDSK can also check the disk surface for physical errors or bad sectors, a task previously done by SCANDISK.
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How safe is it to run CHKDSK on an SSD?
I recently saw Windows 7 pop up a warning or two that I should run chkdsk on my laptop. My laptop came with an SSD and I'm not sure if there are any negative implications to running chkdsk on such a ...
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Running chkdsk on a disk partition without a drive letter
I have a hard drive that shows up in Disk Management as having two partitions.
One of the partitions says 69.71GB and that's it. The other says 4.82GB and, underneath that, Healthy (OEM Partition).
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Where are the results of chkdsk located in Windows 7?
I recently ran the chkdsk in Windows 7 on my local C: drive. After chkdsk completed, the results flashed on the screen for a few seconds and then the computer booted up. I wasn't able to read the ...
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What is the difference between chkdsk /f and chkdsk /r?
/F Fixes errors on the disk.
/R Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /F).
(from dir /?)
It just sounds like the same thing to me. I never ...
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What can I do with .chk files in FOUND.000 folders?
Just discovered I have gotten a FOUND.000 folder on my usb drive. I guess from running chkdsk once. It has three files in it:
FILE0000.CHK
FILE0001.CHK
FILE0002.CHK
What exactly can I do with these ...
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What does chkdsk do, exactly?
I have attempted to read a bit about chkdsk but I still don't conceptually understand what it does.
From Microsoft: "Creates and displays a status report for a disk based on the file system. Chkdsk ...
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Chkdsk Questions
Recently in running chkdsk /r on my system drive (platter drive, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit) I've gotten back results like:
4 EA records processed
76 reparse records processed
Am I right in assuming ...
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Why is NTFS case sensitive?
I personally thought that NTFS was case insensitive, since you can type cmd, CMD, cMd or even CmD and still get the command prompt. However, why is it that during a CHKDSK x: /f /r, sometimes it fixes ...
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How to safely stop a `chkdsk /r /f C:` on Windows 10?
I started a chkdsk /r /f C: on Windows 10, but now that it's running I want to cancel it. Just powering down the computer risks corruption, so how can I safely abort it?
Ctrl+C isn't an option: I'm ...
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Why is chkdsk using 90% of my RAM?
When I built my new computer, I gave my old one to my parents who were in dire need of an upgrade, after cleaning everything out of it, of course, leaving just the OS and a few programs. It worked ...
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What are "reparse records"?
My computer just did a chkdisk, and when it finished processing file records, it said it had processed "44 reparse records". What exactly are they?
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Change RAW partition to NTFS or recover files from RAW
I've resized my C:\ partition but now I can't boot anymore. I tried to use CHKDSK to analyse the disk but keep getting this error:
CHKDSK does not support RAW disk.
I suppose the partition is ...
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Full physical hd check
I would like to run a full, sector-by-sector, physical check on some external hard drives. As far as I know,chkdsk does not supply this option.
Is there a workaround under chkdsk, or a good ...
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Does scandisk/CHKDSK produce a log file when running before login? [duplicate]
I scheduled and ran CHKDSK after restart, but it took a long time, so I left it to run all night. In the morning, it had finished and the computer had logged in, but I had no way of knowing if it ...
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Should I replace my SSD when it has 8 KB of bad sectors?
I have 8 KB in bad sectors. When I first found it I didn't do anything about it and checked 2 months later, but the number hasn't gone up, it remains 8 KB.
Free space verification is complete.
Windows ...
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In chkdsk, what is an online scan?
Running Windows 8.0 Pro, chkdsk has a /scan option that Runs a online scan on the volume (sic). What is an online scan?
My guess is that it runs it while letting you use the drive, which is good if ...
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Bad Sectors on Hard Drive
I run check disk pretty regularly on my hard drive, and lately it's been saying that I have some bad sectores (66, to be exact). I've run smartctl and HD Tune. Both tell me that I have bad sectors and ...
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How to run chkdsk if I can't boot to Windows
I have a NTFS partition with Windows XP but it has bad sectors and it can't boot.
It's a SATA drive and the Windows CD can't access it because it's missing it's drivers, I don't have a floppy drive ...
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Why does Windows run CHKDSK on every boot?
Every time I turn on my PC, I get the following message:
Checking file system on E:
The type of the file systen is NTFS.
One of your disks need to be checked for consistency. You may cancel the disk ...
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CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives
When I run the chkdsk command on my boot drive, I get an error message "CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives." What does this mean, and how can I fix it?
C:\>chkdsk c:
The type of the file ...
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In chkdsk, what is spot fixing?
(Related to, but different from: In chkdsk, what is an online scan?.)
Running Windows 8.0 Pro, chkdsk has a /spotfix option that Runs spot fixing on the volume. What is spot fixing? If it relates to ...
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External Hard Disk is not accessible. "The disk structure is corrupted and unreadable"
I have a 1 TB AgentGoFlex Seagate external HDD.
Lately it was causing some issues like a few folders which had data were not showing any files. A few folders were not opening, etc.
So I tried ...
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CHKDSK stop (no response) at stage 2 (verifying indexes)
I am using Windows 7. I was trying to synchronize the folder. Then the FreeFileSync freeze. I think there is some problem to my folder. Then I tried to copy the folder to another location. When ...
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How often should I run CHKDSK? [closed]
For as long as I remember, I've been running CHKDSK once a month. However, with the advent of the "modern" operating system (i.e., Windows 7), I wonder if that's still necessary. Could I do it once a ...
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chkdsk, SeaTools, and "does not have enough space to replace bad clusters"
When I tried to do a Windows Vista Complete PC Backup, I received an error message that blathered about bad sectors. Then, when I ran chkdsk /r on the destination drive, this is what I got:
C:\...
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Windows chkdsk replaced bad cluster - are files now corrupted?
I ran chkdsk on a drive and when it got to stage 4 (verifying file data), this message appeared for some files:
Windows replaced bad clusters in file ######
of name \path\filename.ext
Does this mean ...
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Is it sufficient to refresh an archival external HDD with chkdsk?
Some background:
I have been helping my uncle, a photographer, maintain a system of storage for all his work (Terrabytes of images!).
We do this by using two external hard drives for his data ...
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Autochk cannot run due to an error caused by a recently installed software package
When I reboot my Windows 7 machine, I get the error:
Autochk cannot run due to an error caused by a recently
installed software package
The only way I can get rid of it is to boot from the Windows ...
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Chkdsk consistently failing due to no free space but it has 90% free space
I have a drive that I suspect is a bit borked but none of the sensors or alerts have gone off on it. Regardless I decided to move important files out of it before replacing it.
But any move ...
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perform a CHKDSK on an NTFS image?
I have a system with a hard drive that has a few bad sectors. I used ddrescue to recover all available sectors on the drive, but the drive continues to develop new bad sectors so I junked it. Two runs ...
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Windows 7 Recurring Blue Screens: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT 0x1A
I have recurring BSODs that really have me scratching my head. Here's a look at the errors:
MEMORY_MANAGEMENT 0x1A (ntoskrnl.exe) - I've seen this 9 times since April 2012
NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM 0x24 (...
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Remove found.000 folder completely
I'm trying to completely remove found.000 folder under Windows 8.1 on my C-drive.
I have tried a number of attempts (incl. under SafeMode), by changing its ownership (i.e. added my Username, and ...
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Where are the results of the XP Disk Error Checking utility logged?
Last Friday, before I left work, I started a disk error check using the GUI found on the Tools tab of the disk properties. I checked the boxes for "Automatically fix file system errors" and "Scan for ...
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What triggers a chkdsk?
So, the last 4 times I booted my laptop, a disk consistency check (chkdsk) got launched twice without errors found. It made me wonder what could be reasons for Windows to schedule a chkdsk. Anyone? ...
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Why does CHKDSK run everytime I boot my Windows 7 machine?
Every time I boot my Windows 7 machine, CHKDSK runs.
I have a feeling that the operating system is trying to tell me something, but I don't understand what it is. Any ideas?
Everything works fine so ...
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Did chkdsk make it harder to restore files?
My friend asked me to try and fix his loaded Sansa Clip + which wasn't playing. After opening it in MSC mode I discovered that the Music directory was empty and total of all files was only a few MB. ...
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How do I clean my dirty bit?
For some reason, a large number of Windows 7 machines have all the sudden start invoking a chkdsk any time the computer restarts. So naturally I started googling around.
First thing I found was ...
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How to save chkdsk results to a .txt file?
Is there a way to get the results of chkdsk with the /f switch to a .txt file instead of having to go to the event viewer?
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I want to get the output of what chkdsk fixed, not just what errors ...
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Should I run Chkdsk at all?
My 6 year old Lenovo laptop running Win XP Home is taking lot of time to boot up. It complains every time I boot that some part of hard disk has been corrupted and asks me to run Chkdsk. I can ...
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How can I run chkdsk on boot up for multiple drives in Windows (Vista)?
I know how to run a chkdsk on boot for C:.
How can I schedule chkdsk to run on boot for multiple drives (which normally will just be checked inside Windows)?
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Chkdsk hangs at "chkdsk is verifying usn journal..."
I'm trying to recover some data off a crashed hard drive using Windows System Recovery. Startup Repair just hangs for days (yes, literally) with no disk activity. So, I'm trying to run chkdsk c: /f ...
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Is there any option to quickly scan an entire hard drive for bad blocks?
I have a 1 TB HDD so I want to test for bad sectors or bad blocks but badblocks takes a LOT of time in Linux (barely 4.66% done in 6 hours 3 minutes). In Windows however chkdsk scans in a few seconds ...
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CHKDSK Unspecified error occurred (766f6c756d652e63 470) [closed]
I've got a problem with a Lenovo laptop that sometimes it can boot to Windows and mostly it just hang at the Lenovo logo. I tried to boot from USB and did a chkdsk /b /v /f /scan c: and following is ...
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CHKDSK error code 766f6c756d652e63 3f1
On a Windows 7 computer, running chkdsk /r /f C: in repair mode, it gives the error, Unspecified error 766f6c756d652e63 3f1. or something like that. I have tried the following:
uninstalling all ...
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What is the uppercase file?
I ran a chkdsk and it stated it was correcting the uppercase file. Out of complete curiosity I Googled it but couldn't find any info. Anyone know what this file is?
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chkdsk: setting a specific path is not working
I can set the drive (volume), but not directory path or file path. chkdsk (with /h) utility shows that I could set the optional parameter path and filename, but I get the following message instead.
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The value of running CHKDSK on an SSD?
One of the things I commonly do on platter based HDD is run the chkdsk /f/r command while fixing computers. This made me think—as I am learning the do’s and don’ts of SSD drives; I recently got my ...
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How to restore my files that chkdsk deleted?
I had a 2TB disk added to my PC. The disk had 1.5TB of my data.
When I booted my system, chkdsk said it found errors, and started working on the disk. It deleted 100k's of orphan id's and deleted ...
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Windows 7 does not run chkdsk on reboot even when it is scheduled
I have a corrupt directory which I cannot delete and when I run CHKDSK in read only mode it finds errors (orphaned files). However since it is on my main (and only) partition I cannot run it with /R ...
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How can I clear NTFS file system level marked as bad sectors?
Just made a sector-level copy of a laptop hard disk (multiple manufacturer partitions - recovery etc.) using dd but I had already run chkdsk /f /r a number of times on the C: and it has re-mapped bad ...
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