While its brilliance lies in the fact that it can check file system errors on the disk drive, it is crucial to know that this command came as an advanced successor to CHKDSK.
Scandisk overshadowed its predecessor CHKDSK because of the more user-friendly interface it came with, multiple configuration options, and most importantly, the functionality that was critical to detect and in some cases even recover the physical errors on the disk. This was helpful for the users in those times as it replaced and enhanced the limited functionality that was otherwise offered by the MS-DOS Recovery Utility.
From the onset of Windows 95, the Scandisk command also came with an engaging Graphical User Interface along with the text-based user interface that was being made available for the users working in single-tasking DOS mode. Generally rated 4. Note Do not close the command prompt window until the scan reports that it has completed. Tip If you receive the message "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation," boot your computer in Safe Mode and repeat the steps above.
Related information General questions and answers regarding Microsoft ScanDisk. See the ScanDisk command page for information on the command line command. See the ScanDisk definition for more information and related links. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. Details are included in the CBS. To view the detail information about the system file scan and restoration, go to How to view details of the System File Checker process. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them.
To repair the corrupted files manually, view details of the System File Checker process to find the corrupted file, and then manually replace the corrupted file with a known good copy of the file. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow. To do this, click Start , type Command Prompt or cmd in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt , and then click Run as administrator.
To view the details that included in the CBS. Log file, you can copy the information to the Sfcdetails. To do this, follow these steps:. Note The Sfcdetails. The file includes information about files that were not repaired by the System File Checker tool. Most often you can use various third-party utilities to check disk integrity for Windows NT. It starts scanning the file system on the disk drive and analyzing the integrity of the files, file system, and file metadata on the drive.
It repairs issues if there were found any. Using CHKDSK to check, scan and repair hard drive errors is becoming much easier due to the intuitive user interface in the program. As aforementioned, in newer Windows platforms, what you use to scan and check hard drive issues and file system errors is not ScanDisk anymore but its alternative - CHKDSK.
Step 1. Step 2. In the Properties window, switch to the Tools tab. Under the Error checking section, click Check. The scanning process usually takes 10 minutes to a few hours depending on the size of the selected drive. Windows will try to repair the drive errors automatically while the next time you restart the computer.
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