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Different CHKDSK versions

there are different versions. originally chkdsk was a DOS thing, then changed to scandisk ,then back to chkdsk. should this major section be called "Windows XP" or "Windows NT"? 141.155.28.92 00:40, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Using the Chkdsk command in Windows

In many old Windows manuals, I am told not to run Chkdsk /f while inside Windows.

Honestly, what's going to happen if I do that? (I couldn't find out for myself now.)--Kylohk 11:19, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't really know, but it seems to me after a lot of googling that it's unsafe to run chkdsk on reboot or something, but I'm not sure... WinterSpw (talk) 05:24, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing is dedicated to explaining the results of a chkdsk log performed in vista. There is stuff about EA records, reparse records, USN journals.......all of which are not mentioned here, please tell us what these mean.

It should be made clear that CHKDSK is not a data recovery tool, and should not be run if a drive contains valuable data. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.151.157.112 (talk) 11:28, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please include the three stages of file varification that take place when using chkdsk. ThnkU User:Jakebnda 09:08, 3 March 2008

Please include details about how the scheduling of disk at next bootup works (e.g. how and were entries are made which trigger chkdsk at boot time)! Thx Musterstudent (talk) 13:00, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

CHKDSK and recovery console

CHKDSK of the recovery console can not be invoced with the /f option. However, it can be invoced using the /p option which is not available for CHKDSK of the CMD command line prompt. Interestingly, after CHKDKS /P indentifies errors on the drive that can be fixed by CHKDSK /F it seems to shedule CHKDSK /F for the resepective drive for the next regular boot. I could not find any documentatiion about this, can this behaviour be confirmed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.60.112.134 (talk) 09:34, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Command line flags

What happened to the information about /f and /r command line flags?? 71.167.69.224 (talk) 18:45, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, would someone be able to add some information regarding the /b flag that is available with Windows Vista? I would add it, but I'm afraid I don't know enough to be a credible source. Thanks! Cat1205123 (talk) 06:11, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you know or can find a third-party source, just add <ref></ref>. WP:V is not about the credibility of the Wikipedia editor; it is about the credibility of the source used (most people will never see who made a certain edit).--Jorfer (talk) 14:56, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, by "credible source", I mean that I probably don't know enough to make it accurate or correct. :P Cat1205123 (talk) 16:15, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Disk cleanup redirect?

Hey, why does disk cleanup redirect to the CHKDSK page?

From my understanding they are totally different utilities.

XDnet.co.uk Putting the personal touch back into the web! (talk) 17:17, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You mean Disk cleaner redirects here...Disk Cleanup did not...I just fixed that...just an oversight by someone.--Jorfer (talk) 18:27, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bad sectors

>CHKDSK is the use of the Command-line/R parameter, which allows the program to repair damage it finds on the hard drive.

This is wrong, CHKDSK doesn't repair damage it copies data in bad sector AND replaces unreadable part of bad sector with zeros. Some data will be lost. Bold textIt is not tool for recovering the critical data.

87.226.26.236 (talk) 23:19, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]