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chkdsk
Last modified: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Short for check disk, chkdsk is a command run utility
that is used on DOS and
Microsoft Windows-based systems to check the
file system and status of the system's
hard drives. The chkdsk command lists and corrects
errors on the disk. Used without parameters, chkdsk will display the
status of the disk in the current drive. The parameters are as follows:
drive : (specifies the drive that you want to chkdsk)
/p (Performs an exhaustive check)
/r (locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
Implies /p)
On a Unix-based system, the equivalent utility is called
fsck.
Microsoft tech net: Chkdsk Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of the disk in the current drive.
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