In Windows xp sp3, from a command prompt, I type:

chkdsk d: /v/r

d is an internal hard drive, NTFS, used for backups, and it's brand
new. I get the same error message every single time:

Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SII of file 9.
Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 9.
Cleaning up 2 unused security descriptors.
Fixing mirror copy of the security descriptors data stream.
Security descriptor verification completed.

How can I fix this? Any guidance would be appreciated.

Some "Resident" applications can cause Chkdsk to incorrectly
report problems. However, since all your issues are MFT type
the NTFS Metadata seems corrupted. What size is this disk &
was it's structure created with Windows Disk Management or
a 3rd-party disk management program ? Backup software also
can create/modify disk structure - what backup app do you use ?

"Frank" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e9b1d87c-093d-4f05-9938-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In Windows xp sp3, from a command prompt, I type:
>
> chkdsk d: /v/r
>
> d is an internal hard drive, NTFS, used for backups, and it's brand
> new. I get the same error message every single time:
>
> Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SII of file 9.
> Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 9.
> Cleaning up 2 unused security descriptors.
> Fixing mirror copy of the security descriptors data stream.
> Security descriptor verification completed.
>
> How can I fix this? Any guidance would be appreciated.

I set up the disk's partitions with Seagate "Sea tools". I use
Acronis True Image and Syncback for my backups.



On Jun 11, 4:20*pm, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSp...@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> Some "Resident" applications can cause Chkdsk to incorrectly
> report problems. However, since all your issues are MFT type
> the NTFS Metadata seems corrupted. What size is this disk &
> was it's structure created with Windows Disk Management or
> a 3rd-party disk management program ? Backup software also
> can create/modify disk structure - what backup app do you use ?
>
> "Frank" <asdfyel...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:e9b1d87c-093d-4f05-9938-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > In Windows xp sp3, from a command prompt, I type:
>
> > chkdsk d: /v/r
>
> > d is an internal hard drive, NTFS, used for backups, and it's brand
> > new. *I get the same error message every single time:
>
> > Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SII of file 9.
> > Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 9.
> > Cleaning up 2 unused security descriptors.
> > Fixing mirror copy of the security descriptors data stream.
> > Security descriptor verification completed.
>
> > How can I fix this? *Any guidance would be appreciated.

How many files do you have on the volume?

John

Frank wrote:
> I set up the disk's partitions with Seagate "Sea tools". I use
> Acronis True Image and Syncback for my backups.
>
>
>
> On Jun 11, 4:20 pm, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSp...@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Some "Resident" applications can cause Chkdsk to incorrectly
>>report problems. However, since all your issues are MFT type
>>the NTFS Metadata seems corrupted. What size is this disk &
>>was it's structure created with Windows Disk Management or
>>a 3rd-party disk management program ? Backup software also
>>can create/modify disk structure - what backup app do you use ?
>>
>>"Frank" <asdfyel...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>news:e9b1d87c-093d-4f05-9938-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>
>>>In Windows xp sp3, from a command prompt, I type:
>>
>>>chkdsk d: /v/r
>>
>>>d is an internal hard drive, NTFS, used for backups, and it's brand
>>>new. I get the same error message every single time:
>>
>>>Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SII of file 9.
>>>Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 9.
>>>Cleaning up 2 unused security descriptors.
>>>Fixing mirror copy of the security descriptors data stream.
>>>Security descriptor verification completed.
>>
>>>How can I fix this? Any guidance would be appreciated.
>
>

On Jun 12, 7:40*am, "John John (MVP)" <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> How many files do you have on the volume?
>
> John
>
>
>
> Frank wrote:
> > I set up the disk's partitions with Seagate "Sea tools". *I use
> > Acronis True Image and Syncback for my backups.
>
> > On Jun 11, 4:20 pm, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSp...@mindspring.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >>Some "Resident" applications can causeChkdskto incorrectly
> >>report problems. However, since all your issues are MFT type
> >>the NTFS Metadata seems corrupted. What size is this disk &
> >>was it's structure created with Windows Disk Management or
> >>a 3rd-party disk management program ? Backup software also
> >>can create/modify disk structure - what backup app do you use ?
>
> >>"Frank" <asdfyel...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:e9b1d87c-093d-4f05-9938-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >>>In Windows xp sp3, from a command prompt, I type:
>
> >>>chkdskd: /v/r
I'll check on the exact number of files. The number will be in the
thousands, as there are multiple backup sets. It's a 500 gb drive.

Fortunately, I have another full backup on yet another drive. So
maybe I should repartition and reformat drive d. That should end the
issue or, if not, indicate a problem with the hardware. What do you
think?

>
> >>>d is an internal hard drive, NTFS, used for backups, and it's brand
> >>>new. *I get the same error message every single time:
>
> >>>Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SII of file 9.
> >>>Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 9.
> >>>Cleaning up 2 unused security descriptors.
> >>>Fixing mirror copy of the security descriptors data stream.
> >>>Security descriptor verification completed.
>
> >>>How can I fix this? *Any guidance would be appreciated.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

> On Jun 12, 7:40 am, "John John (MVP)" <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>> How many files do you have on the volume?
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> Frank wrote:
>>> I set up the disk's partitions with Seagate "Sea tools". I use
>>> Acronis True Image and Syncback for my backups.
>>
>>> On Jun 11, 4:20 pm, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSp...@mindspring.com>
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>> Some "Resident" applications can causeChkdskto incorrectly
>>>> report problems. However, since all your issues are MFT type
>>>> the NTFS Metadata seems corrupted. What size is this disk &
>>>> was it's structure created with Windows Disk Management or
>>>> a 3rd-party disk management program ? Backup software also
>>>> can create/modify disk structure - what backup app do you use ?
>>
>>>> "Frank" <asdfyel...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>>> news:e9b1d87c-093d-4f05-9938-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>>> In Windows xp sp3, from a command prompt, I type:
>>
>>>>> chkdskd: /v/r
> I'll check on the exact number of files. The number will be in the
> thousands, as there are multiple backup sets. It's a 500 gb drive.
>
> Fortunately, I have another full backup on yet another drive. So
> maybe I should repartition and reformat drive d. That should end the
> issue or, if not, indicate a problem with the hardware. What do you
> think?

Probably worth doing. But wait to see if R. comes back with any
suggestions. He may not; some people just like to waste time, but he
asked the right questions so should have some idea in mind.

HTH

>
>>
>>>>> d is an internal hard drive, NTFS, used for backups, and it's
>>>>> brand
>>>>> new. I get the same error message every single time:
>>
>>>>> Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SII of file 9.
>>>>> Cleaning up 2 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 9.
>>>>> Cleaning up 2 unused security descriptors.
>>>>> Fixing mirror copy of the security descriptors data stream.
>>>>> Security descriptor verification completed.
>>
>>>>> How can I fix this? Any guidance would be appreciated.- Hide
>>>>> quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -