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- CHKDSK
-
- The CHKDSK external command checks your disk or diskette and displays a report
- on the disk and memory status.
-
- CHKDSK [d:][filename[.ext]][/F][/V]
-
- [d:] specifies the disk letter to be checked. If omitted, the default drive is
- used.
-
- [filename[.ext]] is an optional filename (A directory path is not allowed, but
- wildcards may be used.) If you specify a filename, CHKDSK will display the
- number of fragmented areas occupied by the file(s). The more fragmented
- areas (separate from the rest of the file) that files occupy, the slower
- the computer runs.
-
- /F causes CHKDSK to correct some types of errors found on the disk, and
- attempt to recovered data into files with names of the form FILEnnnn.CHK,
- where nnnn starts with 0000.
-
- /V displays information about each file and directory CHKDSK encounters, plus
- disk errors (if any).
-
- CHKDSK won't work for disks on another computer in a network. CHKDSK should
- not be used for ASSIGNed, JOINed, or SUBSTed drive letters.