How run a CHKDSK on thumbdrive?

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Ritter 197

How can I run a CHKDSK on a removable 8 GB drive?

Chkdsk /f always bring up the C: drive and I cannot change it once it
starts.
 
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Andrew E.

1st it must show in my computer,if it doesnt,go to run,type:diskmgmt.msc
In msc,L.click on it,go to actions,all,locate "make active",close out msc.
To chk it,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:CHKDSK E: /f E: being the thumb-
drive,for read only,type:CHKDSK E:
 
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Patrick Keenan

Ritter 197 said:
How can I run a CHKDSK on a removable 8 GB drive?
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The size is not relevant.
Chkdsk /f always bring up the C: drive and I cannot change it once it
starts.
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There are a number of ways to do this, but what's happening is that when you
are opening a command prompt, it's looking at the C drive, and when you run
chkdsk without doing anything about the drive you're on or telling it where
to look, it looks only at the current drive - C.

For illustration, we'll say that the removable drive is R.

So at a command prompt, you could type

R:

then enter, and you'll see an R prompt. Then type

chkdsk /F

and it will run on the R drive.

Or, at any command prompt, type

chkdsk r: /F

Or, go to My Computer, right-click on the R drive and choose Properties,
then Tools, then Check Now. If the drive is in use, you'll be offered a
scheduled disk check at next reboot. Answer with Y.

HTH
-pk
 

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