Check disk

i did a chkdsk(my computer, C:\, properties, tools, check now, both lines checked) on my computer and after that i start, run

cmd  /c  chkdsk  c:  |find  /v  "percent"  >> "%userprofile%\desktop\checkhd.txt"

and the log:

The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is John.

WARNING! F parameter not specified.
Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)…
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)…
CHKDSK is recovering lost files.
CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 3)…
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal…
Usn Journal verification completed.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.
Windows found problems with the file system.

Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these.

76798700 KB total disk space.
61712992 KB in 53943 files.
39372 KB in 6627 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
211852 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
14834484 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
19199675 total allocation units on disk.
3708621 allocation units available on disk.

why problems with the file system right after i ran a chkdsk fix?
is chkdsk the only way to fix supposed problems with the file system?

chkdsk is your only choice. I would run chkdsk /r rather than chkdsk /f though. The /f command automatically fixes any errors encountered, the /r command does that and locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. It can take an hour or more to run.

You will get a message about needing to reboot to perform the chkdsk, reply y then reboot.

Once it completes, run it again. If it still finds errors, then it's quite likely your hard drive is going bad.

I don't think redirection or piping the output to find will work on a reboot, so just run chkdsk /r

ill try that tomorrow and reply here.. by the way just to inform you, the check of my D drive is fine and there is no "windows found problems with the file system" and.. thanks for replying

Even after 2 chkdsk c: /r, it still says:
Windows found problems with the file system.

I don't wanna believe my hd is failing

is there some way to look at chkdsk logs from the past?
also can i take a look at your log if you start, run

cmd  /c  chkdsk  c:  |find  /v  "percent"  >> "%userprofile%\desktop\checkhd.txt"

chkdsk doesn't create a log so there is no way to look at previous data.

Here is mine:

The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is ASUS_C.

WARNING! F parameter not specified.
Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)…
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)…
CHKDSK is recovering lost files.
CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 3)…
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
Correcting errors in the Volume Bitmap.
Windows found problems with the file system.
Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these.

40957685 KB total disk space.
5601508 KB in 27245 files.
8784 KB in 2042 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
96645 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
35250748 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
10239421 total allocation units on disk.
8812687 allocation units available on disk.

Hard drives go bad. You can live with it as is until it dies completely, but if you do I suggest you backup your data now and keep it current.

You could try Spinrite, but it's not free. It may be able to isolate the problems with the hard drive, but you are still living with one foot in the grave so to speak.

You also have a "Windows found problems with the file system." I suppose it will get fixed after you chkdsk /r ? Thanks for the program but i cant do internet payments what do you think, how much time does my HD have? what will be the symptoms except data loss?

The drive could die tomorrow or last for 5 years, no way of knowing. As long as it does not cause you any grief you can keep using it, just backup your important data for the time when it does die.

You can also give this a try:

To clear the NTFS dirty bit on a drive/partition, try this. Note x: is the drive you want to clear.

Click on Start then Run, type cmd and press Enter. Next type fsutil dirty query x:. This queries the drive, and more than likely it will tell you that it is dirty.

Next, type chkntfs /x x:. The X tells Windows to NOT check that particular drive on the next reboot. Now manually reboot your computer, it should not do a chkdsk and should take you directly to normal Windows login.

Once Windows has fully loaded, bring up another Command Prompt and enter chkdsk x: /f /r. Reply Y if asked if you want this to happen on the next boot. This should take you through 5 stages of the chkdsk scan and will unset that dirty bit.

Once booted back to Windows, open another Command Prompt and query the dirty bit again by entering fsutil dirty query x: and Windows will confirm that the dirty bit is not set on that drive.

Above from Experts Exchange.

it's clean

By "its clean" do you mean fsutil dirty query c: reported not dirty?

I'm sorry but I don't have any other ideas. Just please backup your data to be safe.

I'll ask some of the other folks here if they have any ideas.

One suggestion I received was to download and run the manufacturers drive fitness utility. It's normally available as a .iso file (bootable CD image). There should be direction on the web site on how to use it. If you have trouble finding it, let me know the make and model of the hard drive and I'll see what I can find.

By "its clean" do you mean fsutil dirty query c: reported not dirty?

Exactly.

One suggestion I received was to download and run the manufacturers drive fitness utility. It's normally available as a .iso file (bootable CD image). There should be direction on the web site on how to use it.

If you have trouble finding it, let me know the make and model of the hard drive and I'll see what I can find.

Could it be ExcelStor Technology J8160 ?
That's what I see in Device Manager under Disk Drives

and yeah please try to find something for me

That looks to be it, though I've never heard of them before.

I did find this page though: http://www.excelstor.com/eng/support.php?sub_id=3

The EStest CD image is probably what you want. It will be a .iso file. You don't burn the iso file itself to CD., you create a CD from the iso file using your CD burning software. There is a good freeware burner called DeepBurner which will do this. Another called ISO Recorder is also very easy to use.

Boot the CD and follow directions to test your hard drive.

From my search, this "young company" does not yet offer a Drive Fitness or Drive Health utility.
Maybe someone else will locate one for you.
It is "possible" that one came to you with the HD, if you purchased the HD individually.
Or it may have come to you with your machine on one of the Driver/Accessories CDs
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Failing any of the above, consider HD Tune:
http://www.hdtune.com/

Good Find, Ztuker.

Hi uchkur, Have you performed a CHKDSK in this manner yet: Start > Run > CMD At the prompt, type chkdsk /r (note the space between the k and the / ) It will tell you the filesystem is in use (because you are logged in), press y and enter to confirm to run on next reboot. Then save all your work and close down all the programs, restart the computer and it will run. If you aren't watching for the end then you can find the results in Event Viewer, report those here. If CHKDSK cannot repair the filesystem it is advisable to immediately backup the drive and replace it. Troy