Question about 'Prevent file corruption problems'
Friday, October 4, 2002 at 10:02 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Paul
(6 messages posted)
I have a question about Prevent
file corruption problems:
I have tried running the "new" CHKDSK under Windows XP using both the Error Checking
tool in "My Computer/File/Properties" and from the command line.
When I used the Error Checking tool (without selecting the Automatic fix of file
system errors or the scan for bad sectors) XP displayed a dialogue with a sequence
of messages, telling me that the Error Checker was performing phase 1 of its check,
then phases 2 and 3 and finally a new dialogue appeared telling me that the check
had been completed - and nothing more.
When I ran CHKDSK from the command prompt, using the command "CHKDSK C: /V" the output
was more informative:
"The type of the file system is NTFS.
WARNING! F parameter not specified.
Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.
CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...
File verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
Index verification completed.
Detected minor inconsistencies on the drive.
CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 3)
Cleaning up 33 unused index entries from index
Cleaning up 33 unused index entries from index
Cleaning up 33 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
Usn Journal verification completed.
Correcting errors in the Volume Bitmap.
Windows found problems with the file system.
Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct"
My question is, which should I trust - the Error Checking tool (which I assume invokes
CHKDSK in the background) or the command line? Or perhaps a third party program?
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 | re: (Tong Narak: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 6:43 pm) |
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 | Question about 'Prevent file corruption problems' (Paul: Fri, Oct 4, 2002, 10:02 pm) |
 |  |  | Sins of NTFS (Down For The Count: Thu, Jan 22, 2004, 8:22 pm) |
| | re: (Tong Narak: Tue, Jan 25, 2005, 6:43 pm) |
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