

The following options are only available in the Recovery Console.Ĭhecks a disk and displays a status report. Windows 2000 and Windows XP Recovery Console syntax Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP users who have NTFS should also consider using the chkntfs command.

The /I or /C switch reduces the amount of time required to run chkdsk by skipping certain checks of the volume. CHKDSK file name]]] ] volumeįAT only: Specifies the files to check for fragmentation. Windows 2000 and Windows XP syntaxĬhecks a disk and displays a status report. Windows Vista and Windows 7 syntaxĬhecks a disk and displays a status report.
#Check disk health windows 7 Offline
Runs an offline scan and fix on the volume. NTFS only: Garbage collect unneeded security descriptor data (implies /F). This option may have a negative performance impact on other tasks running on the system. NTFS only: (Must be used with "/scan") uses more system resources to complete a scan as fast as possible. NTFS only: (Must be used with "/scan") bypass all online repair all defects found are queued for offline repair (i.e., "chkdsk /spotfix"). NTFS only: Runs an online scan on the volume. NTFS only: Re-evaluates bad clusters on the volume (implies /R). NTFS only: Skips checking of cycles in the folder structure. NTFS only: Performs a less vigorous check of index entries. All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid (implies /F). If size is not specified, displays current size.įorces the volume to dismount first if necessary. NTFS only: Changes the log file size to the specified number of kilobytes. Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /F). On NTFS: Displays cleanup messages if any.
#Check disk health windows 7 full
On FAT/FAT32: Displays the full path and name of every file on the disk. Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name.įAT/FAT32 only: Specifies the files to check for fragmentation. Windows 2000 and Windows XP Recovery Console syntax.Ĭhecks a disk and displays a status report.
