Run CHKDSK /F

[Ed H]

I ran CHKDSK through the command prompt, said there is a problem and I
should run the /F parameter but I don't know how to run CHKDSK outside of
Windows, it won't run the /F otherwise. CHKDSK said that some unallocated
space was marked wrong in the volume bitmap.

 

[Richard Urban]

Type chkdsk c: /f, then read and follow the instructions in the command
prompt window. It does tell you to reboot to run with the /f parameter!

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Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[Tom]

I ran CHKDSK through the command prompt, said there is a problem and I
should run the /F parameter but I don't know how to run CHKDSK outside of
Windows, it won't run the /F otherwise. CHKDSK said that some unallocated
space was marked wrong in the volume bitmap.

Yes, it will if you tell it to do so when you get this:

"Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)"

Simply hit "y" on your keyboard and reboot.

 

[Ed H]

Thanks all, this error keeps returning though, more to follow. . .
Ed

I ran CHKDSK through the command prompt, said there is a problem and I
should run the /F parameter but I don't know how to run CHKDSK outside of
Windows, it won't run the /F otherwise. CHKDSK said that some unallocated
space was marked wrong in the volume bitmap.

Yes, it will if you tell it to do so when you get this:

"Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)"

Simply hit "y" on your keyboard and reboot.

 

[*Vanguard*]

Ed H said in news:[email protected]:

Thanks all, this error keeps returning though, more to follow. . .
Ed

Then use "chkdsk /r" to also include a scan of the disk surface to find bad sectors, remap them to good sectors, and move the data from the bad to good sector, if possible.

 

[J. S. Pack]

Yes, it will if you tell it to do so when you get this:

"Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be
checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)"

Simply hit "y" on your keyboard and reboot.

What if it's a removable or virtual drive that Windows won't be able to see
until it's fully booted?

 

[Richard Urban]

If your M/B does not natively support the drive in the bios you will not be
able to do this. If the drive is mounted under Windows, and there are no
open/active files in use, you should be able to do this from within Windows.

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard