CHKDSK Corrupt

Question

Hello,

I'm new to chkdsk, and i ran chkdsk and this what i received:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.3570]

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C:\Windows\system32>chkdsk

The type of the file system is NTFS.

WARNING! /F parameter not specified.

Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.

Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...

Attribute record (C0, "") from file record segment 8494B

is corrupt.

1114880 file records processed.

File verification completed.

Phase duration (File record verification): 13.86 seconds.

19408 large file records processed.

Phase duration (Orphan file record recovery): 0.00 milliseconds.

Errors found. CHKDSK cannot continue in read-only mode.

Please advise the noob,

Thank you!

Answer 1

Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

When you run check disk command you need to tell it what drive you want to check and fix

So for example if you want to check drive C you add a space and C and a colon, this is the command to use

chkdsk C:

If you want to check a disk and repair any errors found, then you need to add the /r switch to the command, so this would be the command:

chkdsk C: /r

You can run check disk from inside Windows on all drives (D, E... etc.), except the C drive, because Windows is currently running from that disk

So to check and fix the C drive, this is the method:

Click the power button on your Start Menu

Press the Shift Key and click Restart

Your PC will boot into the Windows Recovery Environment

Go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Options - Command Prompt

Type this command and press Enter, (if you are asked if you want to unmount the drive, confirm you do)

chkdsk C: /r