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Article #6Re: CHKSDK doesn't fix errors
From: Michael Block
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:00
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On Fri, 18 Sep 1998 10:37:44, Les Bell <lesbell@lesbell.com.au> wrote: &&&>Michael Block wrote: &&&>> &&&>> I have many file allocation errors on my c: (OS) and d: (application) &&&>> partitions that are not corrected by chkdsk. I run it from a bootdisk &&&>> with the /f:2 switch, and it reports that it has corrected errors but &&&>> then it reports that it has corrected the same errors again the next &&&>> time I run it. How can I really correct them? &&&> &&&>Michael, if you boot from a maintenance partition or boot floppies and &&&>run /F:2 it should eventually fix the errors after *multiple* passes &&&>over the disk. The tree structures that HPFS uses have multiple levels &&&>of downward and reverse pointers, and it requires multiple passes to fix &&&>errors. &&&> &&&>Best, &&&> &&&>--- Les Thanks Les I've run it with the f:2 switch about 10 times with no change in the reported errors or fixes. &&&> &&&>-- &&&>+-------------------------------------------------------+ &&&>| Les Bell lesbell@lesbell.com.au Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 | &&&>| http://www.lesbell.com.au Fax: +61 2 9451 1122 | &&&>| Les Bell and Associates Pty Ltd PO Box 297 | &&&>| Internet, Java and OS/2 Neutral Bay NSW 2089 | &&&>| Training and Consulting Australia | &&&>+-------------------------------------------------------+ Regards Michael Block ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I AM BILL GATES OF BORG STANDARDISATION IS IRRELEVANT USABILITY IS IRRELEVANT CHOICE IS IRRELEVANT PREPARE TO BE ASSIMILATED WE ARE MICROSOFT ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ resistance is not useless, join the Warp alternative, think for yourself! http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/2265/ read about the Microsoft Shared Delusional Disorder.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a752,c70c3064f2dae856 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a752,public X-Google-Thread: 107fbf,c70c3064f2dae856 X-Google-Attributes: gid107fbf,public From: ih8.spam@dont.try.it (Michael Block) Subject: Re: CHKSDK doesn't fix errors Date: 1998/09/20 Message-ID: <Eptizitgfvun-pn2-14Cy4dMK2u2d@localhost> X-Deja-AN: 392949485 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit References: <Eptizitgfvun-pn2-rp1r0EMBnq6O@localhost> <360237F8.2D22DD47@lesbell.com.au> X-Trace: 20 Sep 1998 09:58:29 GMT, 202.135.14.252 Organization: IBM.NET X-Notice: should be reported to postmaster@ibm.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.setup,aus.computers.os2 X-Complaints-To: postmaster@ibm.net