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I'm running Check Disk in Win 8.1, on a 160GB drive.
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From an elevated command prompt . . . CHKDSK C: /X /R . . . then do a Restart
/x . . . Forces the volume to dismount first, if necessary. All open handles to the drive are invalidated. /x also includes the functionality of /f.
/r . . . Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. The disk must be locked. /r includes the functionality of /f, with the additional analysis of physical disk errors.
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QUESTION: How do you know if it's necessary, or not, to use the /x parameter?
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After about 15 minutes, it gets to 13% . . . and stays there for 1 hour and 16 minutes . . . at which point - it jumps to 100%, and the computer restarts.
QUESTION: Why does it no longer show you what's going on? There is just a black screen, with white text, and a percentage completed. Is there a way to see where it is in the process?
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C: / Properties / Tools / Error checking . . . This takes one minute. I thought it was a replacement for the DOS based Check Disk.
I have found that "Error checking" does not reveal some un-readable parts of the drive - Avast found them, and said un-readable . . . I ran ChkDsk, which repaired them, and Avast was then able to read a file.
"Error checking" takes 1 minute vs. 1 hour 16 minutes for a Check Disk. It looks like "Error checking" is done perpetually, and will say something if it finds an error.
QUESTION:
1.) Do you think that ChkDsk might only be necessary once every 6 months now? Or only once per year?
2.) I see a log for Error Checking in the Event Viewer . . . but, I don't think I see anything for the DOS based Check Disk. Am I right? Or could that be somewhere else?
3.) Is there a good alternative to Check Disk, that lets you see what's going on?
I'm running Check Disk in Win 8.1, on a 160GB drive.
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From an elevated command prompt . . . CHKDSK C: /X /R . . . then do a Restart
/x . . . Forces the volume to dismount first, if necessary. All open handles to the drive are invalidated. /x also includes the functionality of /f.
/r . . . Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. The disk must be locked. /r includes the functionality of /f, with the additional analysis of physical disk errors.
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QUESTION: How do you know if it's necessary, or not, to use the /x parameter?
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After about 15 minutes, it gets to 13% . . . and stays there for 1 hour and 16 minutes . . . at which point - it jumps to 100%, and the computer restarts.
QUESTION: Why does it no longer show you what's going on? There is just a black screen, with white text, and a percentage completed. Is there a way to see where it is in the process?
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C: / Properties / Tools / Error checking . . . This takes one minute. I thought it was a replacement for the DOS based Check Disk.
I have found that "Error checking" does not reveal some un-readable parts of the drive - Avast found them, and said un-readable . . . I ran ChkDsk, which repaired them, and Avast was then able to read a file.
"Error checking" takes 1 minute vs. 1 hour 16 minutes for a Check Disk. It looks like "Error checking" is done perpetually, and will say something if it finds an error.
QUESTION:
1.) Do you think that ChkDsk might only be necessary once every 6 months now? Or only once per year?
2.) I see a log for Error Checking in the Event Viewer . . . but, I don't think I see anything for the DOS based Check Disk. Am I right? Or could that be somewhere else?
3.) Is there a good alternative to Check Disk, that lets you see what's going on?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP Compaq DC7600 Convertible Minitower
- CPU
- Intel Pentium 4 521, Prescott 90nm Technology
- Motherboard
- Hewlett-Packard 09F0h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
- Memory
- 2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP 2311
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080@60Hz
- Hard Drives
- 149GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ ATA Device (SATA)
233GB Maxtor 7L250S0 ATA Device (SATA)
- Keyboard
- Logitech K120
- Mouse
- Kensington Expert Mouse K64325
- Internet Speed
- 1.5MB DSL
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Avast, Malwarebytes