Talk:CHKDSK

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[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

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)

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)

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

[edit] 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)