My computer just did a chkdisk, and when it finished processing file records, it said it had processed “44 reparse records”. What exactly are they? Answer Reparse Points are a feature of NTFS that provide a mechanism for file system filter drivers to intercept a file access request and potentially rewrite it. They provide the … Read more
When I built my new computer, I gave my old one to my parents who were in dire need of an upgrade, after cleaning everything out of it, of course, leaving just the OS and a few programs. It worked fine for a while, before it started to fail to load Windows (it would just … Read more
I personally thought that NTFS was case insensitive, since you can type cmd, CMD, cMd or even CmD and still get the command prompt. However, why is it that during a CHKDSK x: /f /r, sometimes it fixes capitalization in some files? If it didn’t care about the case, it shouldn’t matter about that, and … Read more
I have attempted to read a bit about chkdsk but I still don’t conceptually understand what it does. From Microsoft: “Creates and displays a status report for a disk based on the file system. Chkdsk also lists and corrects errors on the disk. Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the … Read more
Recently in running chkdsk /r on my system drive (platter drive, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit) I’ve gotten back “4 EA records processed” and “76 reparse records processed”. Am I right in assuming these aren’t problematic reports? Do most NTFS system drives report back EA and reparse records processed when chkdsk is run? Answer This is … Read more
I have a hard drive that shows up in Disk Management as having two partitions. One of the partitions says 69.71GB and that’s it. The other says 4.82GB and, underneath that, Healthy (OEM Partition). I’m trying to do chkdsk on the 69.71GB partition and am unsure of how to do it without a drive letter. … Read more
Just discovered I have gotten a FOUND.000 folder on my usb drive. I guess from running chkdsk once. It has three files in it: FILE0000.CHK FILE0001.CHK FILE0002.CHK What exactly can I do with these files? What are my options? Are they lost files? Are they garbage? Can I use them for anything at all? Or … Read more
/F Fixes errors on the disk. /R Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /F). (from dir /?) It just sounds like the same thing to me. I never know which one to use – is there even a difference? Or is it maybe for backwards compatibility with previous versions of Windows where there … Read more
I recently ran the chkdsk in Windows 7 on my local C: drive. After chkdsk completed, the results flashed on the screen for a few seconds and then the computer booted up. I wasn’t able to read the results in time. Are the results saved to a text file somewhere? Answer As Randolph mentions, it … Read more
I recently saw Windows 7 pop up a warning or two that I should run chkdsk on my laptop. My laptop came with an SSD and I’m not sure if there are any negative implications to running chkdsk on such a drive. Are there any potential issues with reporting “bad sectors” on the drive? I … Read more
