Relate to: System utility, Console, Device management

Default location: %WinDir%\System32\chkdsk.exe

Useful information about: chkdsk.exe

Description: Check Disk Utility

Version: 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)

Size: 15872 (15K)

MD5: 3ED2C3D5751BA1E261032F7410B3866D

Chkdsk.exe is used for check a disk and displays a status report.

Usage:

CHKDSK [volume[[path]filename]]] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/X] [/I] [/C] [/L[: size]] [/B]

volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name.

filename FAT/FAT32 only: Specifies the files to check for fragmentation.

/F Fixes errors on the disk.

/V On FAT/FAT32: Displays the full path and name of every file on the disk.

On NTFS: Displays cleanup messages if any.

/R Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /F).

/L: size NTFS only: Changes the log file size to the specified number of kilobytes. If size is not specified, displays current size.

/X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid (implies /F).

/I NTFS only: Performs a less vigorous check of index entries.

/C NTFS only: Skips checking of cycles within the folder structure.

/B NTFS only: Re-evaluates bad clusters on the volume (implies /R)

The /I or /C switch reduces the amount of time required to run Chkdsk by skipping certain checks of the volume.

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