Alternative to chkdsk

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In my XP Pro system when I run chkdsk from a window it reports there's a
problem with the file structure and I should run chkdsk with the /F
parameter upon rebooting. That I do and no errors are reported! Is there a
freeware alternative to chkdsk than I can try [with reasonable usefulness]?

Thanks in advance -
 
jimrx4 said:
In my XP Pro system when I run chkdsk from a window it reports there's a
problem with the file structure and I should run chkdsk with the /F
parameter upon rebooting. That I do and no errors are reported! Is there a
freeware alternative to chkdsk than I can try [with reasonable usefulness]?

Thanks in advance -
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although it won't check the file system...
you can probably download a free utiltiy from the mfg of your harddrive
to at least check it's integrety...

btw: maxtor has such a utility
that will run on most drives..even if they aren't maxtor...
 
In my XP Pro system when I run chkdsk from a window it reports there's a
problem with the file structure and I should run chkdsk with the /F
parameter upon rebooting. That I do and no errors are reported! Is there a
freeware alternative to chkdsk than I can try [with reasonable usefulness]?

Thanks in advance -
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Try this: Chkdsk /R
 
In my XP Pro system when I run chkdsk from a window it reports there's a
problem with the file structure and I should run chkdsk with the /F
parameter upon rebooting. That I do and no errors are reported! Is there a
freeware alternative to chkdsk than I can try [with reasonable usefulness]?

Thanks in advance -
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Try this: Chkdsk /R
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/F is for fix, /R is for repair bad sectors

syntax
CHKDSK [drive:][[path]filename] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/L[:size]]

key
[drive:] Specify the drive to check.

filename Specify the file(s) to check for fragmentation (FAT only).

/F Automatically Fix file system errors on the disk.

/R Scan for and attempt Recovery of bad sectors.

/V Display the full path and name of every file on the disk.

/L:size NTFS only: change the log file size to the specified
number of kilobytes.
If size is not specified, displays the current log size
and the drive type
(FAT or NTFS).

/C Skip directory corruption checks.

/I Skip corruption checks that compare directory entries to
the file record segment (FRS) in the volume's master file
table (MFT)
 
In my XP Pro system when I run chkdsk from a window it reports there's a
problem with the file structure and I should run chkdsk with the /F
parameter upon rebooting. That I do and no errors are reported! Is there a
freeware alternative to chkdsk than I can try [with reasonable usefulness]?

Thanks in advance -
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Try this: Chkdsk /R
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/F is for fix, /R is for repair bad sectors
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[snip]

Chkdsk /F makes 3 disk-checks. Chkdsk /R makes *5* disk-checks.

Now be honest; aside from the time-issue (incured by "/R" and its' 2/3 more
checks), which would you rather use for checking-up on a "suspect" disk?
 
jimrx4 said:
In my XP Pro system when I run chkdsk from a window it reports there's a
problem with the file structure and I should run chkdsk with the /F
parameter upon rebooting. That I do and no errors are reported! Is there a
freeware alternative to chkdsk than I can try [with reasonable
usefulness]?

Thanks in advance -
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Since installing the last batch of patches (XP Home SP2) I have noticed that
when running Chkdsk (from a window) it no longer requires a re-boot before
starting, and seems to run much more quickly, with progress bars instead of
percentage counts as before. Has anyone else noticed this, or is it a quirk
on my machine?

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