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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MFT supposedly corrupt, chkdsk doesn't fix it
I'm trying to make a backup image of my SSD on which Windows is installed, using Macrium Reflect Workstation.
The first time I tried, it was aborted somewhere in the middle and the logs mention it's ...
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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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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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Troubleshooting New PC Build: Successful Boot with Old SSD but Blue Screen on chkdsk and Intel Chipset Driver Installation Issue
I built a new computer and took SSD with Windows from old PC and put it into new PC (reason of doing this is I have tons of work-related apps that I would have to download & reinstall & ...
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Run offline scan in chkdsk?
Short form: How do I "run an offline scan" in chkdsk?
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I'm running Win 11 Pro and trying to examine and possibly resurrect an external NTFS drive which appears to be corrupted. ...
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mountvol does not show all hidden partitions in Windows repair and safe mode (for chkdsk purposes)
I have a SSD (Windows 10 + recovery + ESP + 2 partitions) and a HDD (25GB factory recovery + Windows 7 + 4 partitions), 8 visible partitions and 3 hidden, so 11 that can be seen in computer management....
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CHKDSK /R turns Perfect HDD Seagate 3TB to 0.7TB (marks the rest has bad)
Before I explain the problem, let me tell you what's not the problem. I don't have problems formatting or seeing the drive has 3TB, so please avoid this issue.
So, now the problem. I had this drive ...
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Window disk usage goes to 100% when idle
My windows pc's disk usage goes to 100% when idle(when pc screen is off and running chrome,photos,etc. not more than 3 apps.) and when I wake the screen it hangs(might be hanging when screen is off ...
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After chkdsk /r windows wont boot and drive C wont show in bios
Lately, I started noticing that the new NVIDIA driver won't be installed, I tried deleting it and restoring it a few times, and one time when I did that somehow the audio driver got damaged (I have no ...
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Getting rid of "Current pending sector" in Microsoft dynamic drive member without resynching to another disk and erasing it
I've got an issue with drive - current "current pending sectors" count is equal 15. I think that it might be only a result of a broken SATA cable, which I've got rid of today.
Long story ...
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How to identify file by "File Record Segment"?
How to actually identify files by "File Record Segment" addresses as reported by chkdsk?
There was a blackout and my drives' filesystems were corrupted, the hardware and operating system ...
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How to see all files affected by chkdsk?
A few weeks ago my home lost power while my computer is on. Recently I have encountered some problems.
So I did a full system check, I used SeaTools for Windows and all drives passed S.M.A.R.T check, ...
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Disk Malfunctioned But They All Disappeared - Is This Disk Still Trustworthy?
I have encountered a situation I have never seen before. I recently bought an Seagate One Touch 5TB external HDD, and to ensure it would store data properly, I tried to run chkdsk. However before that,...
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Is it possible to pause chkdsk and continue it later? [duplicate]
Is there any way to pause chkdsk then shutdown the computer then boot it up again and resume from where it was paused?
the full story is hard drive keeps disconnecting and reconnecting so i wanted to ...
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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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Windows 2003 Server - Check Disk (chkdsk) is skipped during reboot
I have a Windows 2003 Standard Server, where Disk C: needs to be fixed with "chkdsk c: /f".
Usually when the server is rebooted, the check-disk is executed.
But this server skips the check-disk.
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How to disable auto chkdsk on Windows startup for ALL drives?
I have a system with multiple partitions, both Windows and Linux. The problem is, during startup windows tries to run autochk on every partition possible (including ext4 and such, those it sees as RAW)...
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Thousands of bad clusters discovered by chkdsk on external HDD
2 days ago, during download, uTorrent started to throw CRC error (write), i resumed failing download multiple times with no luck(same error appeared again and again just in few seconds/minutes), then ...
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where to find chkdsk disk scan report after system restart in windows 10 [duplicate]
When we run chkdsk at system startup and after completing scanning and fixing system restarts. After restarting where we can find the scan report to check whether any error found in disk or not? I ...
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Disk became RAW after chkdsk operation
After chkdsk detected a wrong index entry and acted, a disk became RAW.
With diskpart, trying to clean it before formatting yields:
DISKPART> clean
DiskPart has encountered an error: The device is ...
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CHKDSK stuck on USN Journal
I ran a chkdsk on my failing 3TB WD Green and it's been 18 hours since it ran. It's now frozen on verifying the USN journal. See picture:
Seeing as it's frozen, can I unplug my hard drive?
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How to fix the Data error (cyclic redundancy check) on a smartphone?
I regularly transfer data from my (Android) smartphone to my (Windows 10) PC / NAS. For that I simply connect th ePC and the smartphone via USB and cut&paste the files to the PC or directly to the ...
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drive is not accessible chkdsk raw [duplicate]
So I have this D drive on my Dell laptop having important information, and it said first it's not accessible, then I did the chkdsk D: /f /r and it said the drive is RAW, thus no chkdsk, what the best ...
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On Windows 11 Pro is it safe to use my computer while chkdsk /f /r /x perform on a corrupted external drive?
I have a couple of HDD that are damaged or with bad sectors. One of my HDD was BitLocker protected and I couldn't open it no more. I removed BitLocker hoping that I can probably access the HDD. Since ...
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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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Run sfc /scannow or chkdsk /f first
Is it better to run ChkDsk /f first, then Sfc /ScanNow or is it better to run the other way around, and does it matter which is run first, as I see no guides online saying which is the best option?
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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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my C- disc is Dirty and I cant find a way to fix it
The problem suddenly started to appear when I got back from my 3 week holiday without using my computer. Suddenly everytime I turn on/wake from sleep/restart my computer windows runs chkdsk. And it ...
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Issue with a "dirty" system SSD and chkdsk on Windows 10
Since yesterday my desktop computer has been booting with a "To skip disk checking, press any key within X second(s.)" message on the regular Windows startup screen. I didn't press any keys ...
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Win 10 CHKDSK /F /R /X skipping to login
Tried to run CHKDSK /F /R /X this morning, unfortunately, after restarting to begin the process I get the press any button to skip part (I don't press anything) and it moves onto repairing C drive, ...
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The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR3: which disk corresponds in Computer Management?
In Windows 10 64-bit, I went to Event Viewer saw this error:
The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR3
I looked in Computer Management > Disk Management, but not sure which ...
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Interpreting Windows CHKDSK unspecified error codes
I ran chkdsk on my PC. During Stage 4, after it finished looking for bad clusters in user file data, it immediately printed out:
An unspecified error occurred (766f6c756d652e63 470).
then exited.
I ...
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Repairing a specific file or folder in windows 7 with chkdsk or alternative program
I have a 500 GB NTFS partition on which there is a folder that I know contains some bad sectors.So to save time and resources, Is there any possible way to run chkdsk or alternative program to repair ...
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Do both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 chkdsk commands work?
like for instance on windows 8.1
chkdsk C: /f /r /x
compared to windows 10's
chkdsk C: /f /x /r
Both commands work right no matter the windows version?
It will not damage the SSD or any of that ...
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Unable to copy any file to external HDD
I have WD My Passport 4TB External Hard Drive. When I try to copy any file to WD HDD, it gives me error: "Cant read from the source file or disk". But I can copy any file in HDD to my laptop....
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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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Should I turn on ignore bad sectors and create and image immediately?
Trying to clone my 3TB HDD to a brand new 4TB HDD. But I get a CRC error
WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0 3TB
NTFS filesystem
Using Macrium Reflect 8 I get
Clone failed - Error 9 - Read failed - 23 - Data error (...
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CHKDSK - Drive unusable after the scan
Drive is unusable after the CHKDSK scan. Any idea how I can fix this? It shows that the device is a raw device. I want to recover data and then format the drive.
File record segment 1432 is unreadable....
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Why does Windows chkdsk take longer to check user data than free space?
I'm currently checking some 2nd hand 2.5" disks connected via a USB-3 disk enclosure. The first check is to copy files onto the disk to fill it. The next is to use chkdsk /r. On a 500GB SATA-3 ...
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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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How chkdsk can scan or repair files if volume still being used?
We all know chkdsk /r wont work after welcome screen, It shows like this:
but before welcome screen & after win 7 glowing screen chkdsk /r works, why?
before welcome screen also volume is being ...
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chkdsk "An unspecified error occurred (696e647863686b2e e19)"
System is Win7x64 Pro on Core i7-920, 12GB
I'm experiencing some system flakiness and am trying to pin down the cause.
SMART shows zero bad sectors, zero pending reallocations on all drives
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chkdsk in cmd is stuck?
I've encountered a problem with my sd card which I use for my phone, saying it's corrupted (suddenly, haven't had problems before), so I decided to try and salvage it without formatting the card. I've ...
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Hard Drive Failure? - Reallocated Sector Count
I recently noticed Windows was extremely slow and some programs failed to run.
The hard disk is checked during boot randomly. Sometimes checks go to Stage 5: 100s of thousands of sectors.
After a ...
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Ntfs partition is broken and needs repairs. Why does the troubleshot in Winre/Winpe menu is disabled as consequence of that?
Well looks Windows live always look at all disk because even from the install dvd I am landing on this screen
Not only text does not appear but this menu
(source)
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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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Power outage during disk wipe. What do I do now?
I was using Roadkil Diskwipe on an external hard drive and the power went out. I had removed it from any outlet connection by the time power was restored to prevent power-spike damage (it's on a surge ...
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chkdsk information on failing SSD
I have a Windows 10 PC which recently started having random BSODs with a different error code each time (process crashed, invalid store, and more). After narrowing down the problem to the SSD by ...
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What is the risk of shutting down CMD and aborting chkdsk C: /r near end of stage 5?
I'm in South Africa and we have a huge issue with power supply. We experience 2 to 3 stages of load/power shedding a day for 2 to 4hrs at a time. My Lenovo ThinkPad x220 battery is useless so i have ...
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Can I abort command chkdsk /f/r/x running on 1 TB external hard drive and is stuck on stage 2 from past 12 days?
I have an external hard drive of 1 TB by WD with data worth of 480 GB. It was responding too slow during data retrieval. Went to couple of forums to find the solution and one suggested to run chkdsk ...
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