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Questions tagged [chkdsk]

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How does CHKDSK /F on locked volume get "scheduled" on reboot?

I've run chkdsk /F many times over the years...and today I had to run it on one of my 2008 R2 servers and I get the normal message: Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be…
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How to schedule surface scan (chkdsk) for next restart, not now?

The problem I just entered chkdsk d: /f /r and the disk check started right away. I want it to run at the next restart for a number of reasons: I can pack up and go as needed It will run immediately after shipping Less chance for running…
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Why does chkdsk take a long time on one particular index?

I have a large set of data (about nine million files of various sizes and types; mostly student home directories) and when I run chkdsk on the volume it spends a long time on a particular index. By "a long time" I mean several hours, a substantial…
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Chkdsk capabilities

I've used several different tools for repairing disks and have been wondering if there is a list of what exactly CHKDSK can repair? The MFT? Boot sector? Backup boot sector? Clusters? What common issues can't it fix?
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NTFS partition crashes chkdsk

Unfortunately I had a couple of hard resets on a machine and it seems to have damaged an NTFS partition. O/S is Windows 2012R2. C:\Users\Administrator>chkdsk d: The type of the file system is NTFS. Volume label is XXXXXXX. WARNING! F parameter…
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chkdsk log file location on windows server 2008

Where can I find the log file of the chkdsk utility that runs when the server starts?
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How to restore missing space in NTFS file systems

I have a 40 GB USB hard drive formatted with NTFS on a PC running Windows XP Pro, SP3. I am trying to free as much space as possible. Windows Explorer tells me that I have about 200 MB of files on the drive (showing hidden and system files). When…
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File System Corruption in AWS Storage Gateway Volume

Has anyone had to deal with a corrupt file system on a storage gateway volume? One of my volumes is now telling me that it's corrupted or unreadable. I've tried running a chkdsk /r on it and it took days (10TB volume). Once completed I got the same…
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Why is stopping chkdsk bad?

So I hear pretty regularly that stopping a chkdsk in progress is bad and can possibly destroy data on your hard drive. I can't seem to find any information as to why this is bad though. What can stopping chkdsk while it is running do, and why? At…
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Is it possible to run an unattended chkdsk?

I need to run chkdsk on my server but I don't want it to reboot and hang because it's waiting for some input. I don't have physical access to the server, I can only get to it through remote desktop. Is it possible to do the chkdsk unattended? I only…
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When is it appropriate to run chkdsk?

A UPS failed and a Hyper-V box hosting 6 VMs went down (all Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, if it matters). When I booted back up, it did not automatically perform a chkdsk (which I have seen in the past). I didn't notice whether any of the VMs did…
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Disappearing Hard Drive Space - Server 2012 R2 - Exchange 2016

I have an issue that hard drive space appears to be going missing on my Windows Server 2012 R2 DataCentre virtual machine running Exchange 2016 CU5. By "missing" I mean that the amount of free space as reported by explorer for the drive (20.1Gb) is…
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Resize ntfs system partitions with GParted?

Trying to resize 2 ntfs system and boot partitions (windows 2003 server) using GParted. Goal: Resize D: (/dev/sda1) to ~850G - this is the boot drive with D:\ntldr, boot.ini, etc. Resize C: (/dev/sda5) to 100G - this is the system drive with…
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chkdsk - ok to run on a Softare RAID1 (Intel RST)?

I am running automated backups on a Windows Server 2016 since a couple of days. We are backing up the System as well as an entire Volume which contains the Server Folders. This Volume is a Software RAID1 controlled by Intel Rapid Storage. Besides…
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Is chkdsk with the /scan option enough to check for logical and physical errors and bad sectors?

I checked an external HD connected to Windows Server 2012 R2 with the following command and output (sorry it is in Portuguese - it says there are no problems in the file system and no action is necessary, and no other text says anything…
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