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is it safe to force dismount on c drive?

Anonymous
2024-12-30T16:34:11+00:00

So basically i am trying to recover my pc from critical process died at startup and i wanna run chkdsk c: /f but i'm not sure if it's safe to do it.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup

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  1. Airbus A350 7,340 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-12-30T17:46:45+00:00

    Hello,

    Dismounting a drive is perfectly okay, especially if you are in the recovery environment.

    Just push Y for that command and let chkdsk scan for errors.

    I would recommend you do chkdsk C: /r instead of /f so that is fixes bad blocks as well.

    Let me know how this goes.

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  2. Sumit D - IA 166.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-12-30T17:23:58+00:00

    Hi Dawwid,

    I'm Sumit, here to answer your query at the Microsoft Community.

    Apologies for any inconvenience you are experiencing. I am happy to help you today.

    I'm not so sure, but I believe the C drive is pointing to the WinRE partition(WinRE is also an OS, but technically, it's a very tiny one), which also runs with its own C drive.

    To answer your question:

    1. Yes, it is perfectly safe to force dismount.
    2. After this command, ensure to run

    chkdsk D: \f

    as well. It ensures the actual OS drive is also scanned as well, in case my assumption is true.

    I look forward to your response and am eager to collaborate until we find a solution.

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