To use ChkDsk to perform a basic check, type
ChkDsk
at the command prompt and press Enter.
ChkDsk always assumes that you want to check the current drive. When you want to check a
different drive, add the drive letter to the command. In addition, when you??™re working a FATformatted
drive, you can specify a specific file. For example, you could type
ChkDsk C:\DRVSPACE.BIN
to check the
DRVSPACE.BIN
file on drive C.
NOTE
You can??™t use ChkDsk directly on the Windows (boot) drive with either the
/F
or
/R
options
because Windows needs access to specific files at all times. Use the ChkNTFS utility to repair the
Windows drive. It??™s possible to use ChkDsk in the read-only mode to look for potential errors
without fixing.
Performing Boot Time Disk Checks with the ChkNTFS Utility
Most of the hard drives used with Windows today rely on NTFS because it??™s more robust. It provides
data encryption, extra security, and built-in file compression. In addition, NTFS is more reliable
than the older FAT file system. (Even though you can??™t install Server Core on a FAT formatted
drive, you can still use it to access FAT formatted drive, such as flash drives, so it??™s still important
to know about the FAT file system.
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