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I'm trying to sort out a problem on my wife's laptop. The event log has many errors:
The device, \Device\Hardisk0\DR0, has a bad block.
So, I'd like to run chkdsk /r /f on it. I do that in a CMD window (as an admin) to schedule chkdsk on restart. But when it restarts, it attempts to run that command, then stops with
chkdsk cancelled
Why would this happen?
David White
Posted 2011-02-13T01:12:11.423
Reputation: 139
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The trick is to boot from a different device. In my case, I hunted out the Windows 7 upgrade disk, worked out how to get to a command prompt, and then chkdsk was able to run. That fixed my bad blocks (added them to the marked bad blocks list).
David White
Posted 2011-02-13T01:12:11.423
Reputation: 139
2Back your data up and replace the drive or risk losing data. – Moab – 2011-02-14T19:21:29.043
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Throw in a /x option. It will force the disk to unmount first before scanning.
This could be the issue since chkdsk will cancel if the volume is in use.
chkdsk /r /f /x
Mike
Posted 2011-02-13T01:12:11.423
Reputation: 116
No. That made no difference. Same message 'The disk check has been cancelled'. – None – 2011-02-13T09:17:58.117
Have you tried starting up in Safe Mode command line only and running the same command from there? – Mike – 2011-02-14T04:19:09.317
Safe Mode did not help either. – None – 2011-02-14T18:11:38.697
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Bad block errors typically mean a failing harddrive. We immediately replace these in my practice as an IT consultant.
For a personal user, however, a chkdsk COULD buy you some time, but then again, it may not. I recommend replacement as soon as possible, and if you have data you need I would avoid using it more until you can get a good backup!
Jeff F.
Posted 2011-02-13T01:12:11.423
Reputation: 4 293
chkdsk /r /f is redundant, /r switch implies /f, chkdsk /r will perform both functions. – Moab – 2011-02-14T19:22:44.330