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 to force boot time chkdsk to show progress in Windows 10?
How do I force a boot-time chkdsk to show progress, like they did in Windows 7? I want to make sure it is running (and to stare at the data).
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Chkdsk for a specific directory or File !?!? The Syntax
I need help to chkdsk a specific Directory : F:\GOG\*.*
I am too stupid to understand the chkdsk sytax for file:
CHKDSK [Volume[[Pfad]Dateiname]]] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/X] [/I] [/C] [/L[:Größe]][/B] [/scan]...
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Is chkdsk saying my entire drive is bad?
I recently ran an aggressive shredding program on a Toshiba external spinning drive, then a recovery program on it to check that the shredding worked, and then non-quick reformatted it with NTFS. I ...
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CHKDSK fails in Windows 10 but ok in Windows 7
I have an old SSHD (Hybrid) 2.5" drive from my old Macbook which I wanted to reuse. So I decided to backup its NTFS volumes on Windows 10 Home but when I mounted it complained that it needed to check ...
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Will killing chkdsk on a PSP damage the memory card?
I have a PSP connected to the PC via data cable. It has a Memory Stick Pro Duo Adapter that contains a 32gb Micro SD card. Awhile ago, the cable got disconnected unexpectedly and when I plug the PSP ...
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External HD defrag stuck at 0% consolidated - due to discrepancy?
I have an Acer laptop running windows 10.
I have tried multiple times to defragment my external Hard Drive (Seagate) but every time it gets stuck 0% consolidated.
I have run CHKDSK and I am posting ...
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Disk Mirror Failed After Clean Windows Reformat
I don't remember the specification of my late windows 11 but my HDD disk was working perfectly fine despite not having been defrag for a couple of months.
Recently I reformatted my PC with a new ...
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Why does CHKDSK find file system errors after formatting a disk?
I'm having trouble copy data to a brand new disk. I don't know yet if this is the result of the tools I've used, sequence of events during copying, or some issue with the files prior to being copied. ...
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Why chkdsk stuck here for few minutes eventhough with 0 bad sectors?
I performed chkdsk on F drive, i find it stuck for few minutes
before it goes smoothly:
At red mark, it stuck about 20-30 mins.
chkdsk on another drives went smoothly.
Why chkdsk stuck here for ...
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Can I run chkdsk for different HDDs at the same time (external via USB)?
I want to run multiple chkdsk commands (for different HDDs)
at the same time.
All of them are external via USB.
I searched for this on Google, but there were few results
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Adding 1474257977 bad clusters to bad cluster file
my chkdsk is at the point where it is now adding 1474257977 bad cluster to bad cluster file. mu question is how long should i expect this to take. it is a 10tb hdd with roughly 6tb free. it has been ...
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Insufficient disk space to repair master file table
After I had to unplug my external HDD during copying on ubuntu, it became unreadable. I'd had this problem before and it can be fixed through chkdsk. But this time chkdsk failed with the following ...
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Identify file name(s) associated with chkdsk corrupt file record segments
I have a Dell XPS15, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, Windows 10.
The following are the results from CHKDSK read-only:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is OS.
WARNING! /F parameter not ...
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Has the CMD, "chkdsk c: /r" been depreciated in Windows 10 version 1703?
I notice that the CMD line "chkdsk c: /r" no longer seems to work in Windows 10 version 1703. When it is invoked, and I reboot the PC, the expected pre-boot chkdsk does not run at all. Instead, ...
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HP DL380 G6 won't automatically restart after chkdsk
I have a DL380 G6 with a P410i RAID controller and an NC364T quad port network card. It is running Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, and is part of a SQL Server cluster.
If chkdsk /f is executed on the ...
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Is there any way to figure out which file is changed by chkdsk to replaced bad cluster?
I already posted similar question, but until nobody replied as solution of it. so i am trying to change the question as more detailed.
This is the last screen just before exiting chkdsk. There were ...
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NTFS Partition disappeared after windows chkdsk
I dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7, and share(d) a 3TB GUID NTFS partition between the two. This worked fine for ages.
Yesterday I did a large file copy from a suspect (perhaps failing) ext3 partition:
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How can I view the terminal execution log of chkdsk when ran at boot time?
If I issue chkdsk /R on a removable drive, I get a nice execution status report with a few stats such as an ETA.
When I want to do the same on my system drive, however, I must reboot and, in order to ...
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NTFS: chkdsk reports 11237 files on empty disk
Ok, there is actually 1 file reported by DIR, and the two directories contain 5 subdirectories. 21 directories if you count . and .. as DIR does. ATTRIB /s /d reports 12 entries, including the ...
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CHKDISK on boot detects corrupt attribute records - what should we do now?
Running an 8-year old desktop PC with Windows 7, AMD Phenom II X4 965 Processor 3.40GHz, 4GB RAM, with a Samsung HD103SJ ATA hard disk (920Gb).
Used fairly lightly by one user for most of those 8 ...
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SSD stopped booting after chkdsk
I have a 3 month old Samsung 980 Pro 2TB SSD installed in my MicroCenter PowerSpec G419 from years ago. It was working nicely for those 3 months - I had used Samsung Magician to migrate from my old ...
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Basic SSD disk corrupted after a clean Windows reformat
As the title stated, I've been using the disk (Adata SU650) for quite a long time and never had issues with it until lately I clean reformatted my PC and realized during the initial setup there's a ...
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Cannot run chkdsk on SSD drive (WIN OS installed on it) due to I/O Device Error
Following another auto-update of the lovely Windows 10, I got my desktop run into a loop of 'Scanning and Repairing you Drive C' which restarts itself forever...
I managed to create a USB boot disc, ...
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Working Windows always running chkdsk on boot
I have Windows installed on a SSD on a fairly decent machine.
Since 2 weeks or so, Windows is always running the verification disk tool (chkdsk) despite the computer being working fine and not having ...
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Windows shows 150GB less than Chkdsk
Windows is reporting 199GB free when CHKDSK reports ~350GB free. The drive in question is a 1TB SSD that was my former Windows drive. I have run disk check and checked for shadows. How can I reclaim ...
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How is Windows 10 still checking my disks at boot when I have deleted all the chkdsk exe files?
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I have a Windows 10 Pro (20H2) computer that will always begin a chkdsk on my E: drive on boot. The E: drive is an 11TB volume created with Window's "Manage Storage Space" tool.
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How to know which drives are chkdsk on startup
I have a PC with 2 internal disks A (2 partitions, bitlocked) and B (1 partition), running Windows 10 v2004 (20H1).
When booting with B, a checkdisk is runned at startup. I cancel it before the 8 ...
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Windows refuses to scan SSD disk
In the last weeks my Windows 10 pc has been throwing blue screens (Multiple times a day). Viewing the Event Viewer I've found that all crashes are related to this error:
So I run the chkdsk command ...
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Can resizing a partition give chkdsk more clusters for recovery?
chkdsk /f /r is showing "The disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters". I know I need to replace the drive, but some files were not readable when I went to copy the data off. Would ...
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Problems with access to run CHKDSK
I am trying to run ChkDsk on my Windows 10 laptop before upgrading to an iMac. I am the main user and access has been denied because I do not have sufficient privileges.
How do I get around this?
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Get filename of file repaired by chkdsk
I've got this error when running chkdsk /f:
D:\>chkdsk /f
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Cannot lock current drive.
Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
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CHKDSK's been on for four days now, shall I interrupt it?
I've started chkdsk four days ago, It apparently will take a couple more four days or more. Shall I interrupt this?
HDD is connected to USB, that's probably why it is so slow, but.. this slow?
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Error with a folder security tab in Windows 10
On an external hard drive I have a folder which seems to have a problem.
When I use software on it I have some error message, the only program with can open this folder looks like to be the file ...
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Unable to boot into Windows 8.1 after repeated bsod
I have a 6yr old Lenovo laptop. It suddenly started giving me repeated blue screen on trying to startup, and I wasn't able to boot into Windows at all. I created a Windows 8.1 ISO on USB flash drive ...
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chkdsk c: /r in CMD does not reset dirty bit
my C-drive is dirty when I check it in CMD. When I schedule a chkdsk scan for the next time I reboot, it does tell me it is checking and fixing the disc problem. However, within seconds (without ...
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How and when to interrupt CHKDSK?
My Lenovo Z50 laptop has been giving me problems, so I set it to run CHKDSK /f /r /x when I rebooted.
Several hours later, it's stuck at 12%. The dots are circling, so I suspect I should let it ...
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Corrupted NTFS partition
I recently bought a new laptop (running like most Windows 10). Earlier today I attempted installing a linux distribuation as a dual boot, but I ran into another issue very early on.
Before attempting ...
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How to diagnose and repair this NTFS volume
I have a Windows Storage Space that is an 8-drive array configured for parity and formatted as NTFS. Yesterday I was performing maintenance on some files using the security tab from the properties ...
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Recurring portable drive error: 'The sparse flag in standard information attribute in file _______ is not set.'
I have a portable drive that often slows Windows 10 boot. When performing an error check on this drive as recommended after booting (Properties->Tools->Error checking), it will say errors were found ...
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Chkdsk gives following output "NTFSNTFSNTFSNTFS"
I have Windows 8.1 Pro N x64 and I got an error saying "This directory is corrupt" so I decided to run a chkdsk on my C: drive. I put in the Command prompt "chkdsk /f C:" but It gave me the output of "...
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chkdsk - Recover lost files using windows chkdsk log
Windows 7 Chkdsk searched my flash drive for bad sector recovery, and it deleted hundreds of my most important folder and files. unfortunately I have not any new backup from them.
The file system is ...
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Is there a way to figure out the exact sector numbers of clusters “chkdsk” reports as bad?
Recently I run chkdsk after it finished it showed 4 clusters in size 4kb are bad, is there any way to know the sector numbers of them?
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Drive full after CHKDSK, but files don't add up
Last week, I was preparing to make a new partition (for Ubuntu alongside my current Windows) on my laptop, but never got that far. I ran chkdsk to make sure it was safe to partition the disk. I do ...
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CHKDSK finds no errors but drive keeps on failing
So here is the problem: I have an external disk that I use to store all the archived data, e.g. photos, movies, etc. The drive is formatted as NTFS, and checking the Disk Management tool from the ...
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Windows 8 hang on startup and chkdsk /f /r
Trying to fix a friends Lenovo p400 laptop. The drive is a samsung spin point one terabyte drive.
The system hangs during booting, will go into system recovery, or the uefi firmware settings screen.
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Is CHKDSK stalling?
I have a Lenovo Y510p running on Win8.1. I've tried running a CHKDSK on boot but power issues with the charger meant it died while it was running(11%).
I tried SHIFT+F8 to try restarting into safe ...
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Disk Error on a Dell Notebook with Windows 8.1 “The device, \Device\Harddisk0\DR0, has a bad block.”
Recently my computer freezes for minutes and after reboot I see in the Event Viewer many Errors such as "The device, \Device\Harddisk0\DR0, has a bad block."
I have run chkdsk c:/R/B and chkdsk c:/...
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So I found and marked some bad clusters—now what?
I don't know exactly why, but hard drive failure happens to me quite often. This time around, three out of my eight drives failed almost at the same time (two HDDs and one SSD).
I still don't know ...
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CHKDSK from a USB
I am currently on the GParted Live CD, and it is telling me that I have to run CHKDSK /f
I am more that happy to do that, but I cannot boot into windows, and I do not have a Windows Recovery disk ...
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Windows 8 Slow boot from CHKDSK
At our tech shop, we have 2 PCs set up for doing offline virus scanning, disk checking, etc. One PC runs Windows XP (and has an IDE controller available), and the other is running Windows 8. That is ...
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