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chkdsk is for checking for errors on you hard drives. Overtime a disk may
get errors on it that may affect performance or operation of programs. You
can run chkdsk from a command line with parameters. (see below), or an
easier option to check your hard drives for errors is to go to Windows
Explorer, select the drive that you want to check, right click on the drive
and select properties, go to Tools tab and click on "Check Now" button.
This will check your hard drive for errors without having to use the command
line option.
Chkdsk
Creates and displays a status report for the disk. The chkdsk command also
lists and corrects errors on the disk.
The chkdsk command with the parameters listed below is only available when
you are using the Recovery Console. The chkdsk command with different
parameters is available from the command prompt.
chkdsk [drive:] [/p] [/r]
Parameters
none
Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the
current drive.
drive:
Specifies the drive that you want chkdsk to check.
/p
Performs an exhaustive check even if the drive is not marked for chkdsk to
run. This parameter does not make any changes to the drive.
/r
Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. Implies /p.
Note
a.. The chkdsk command requires the file Autochk.exe. If it cannot find it
in the startup directory (\%systemroot%\System32, by default), it will
attempt to locate it on the Windows Installation CD. If you have a multiboot
computer, be sure you are issuing this command from the drive containing
Windows.
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