What CHKDSK exactly logging and reporting, 'flashing' messages on prompt?

SinOnK

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Seems nobody interested in giving answer to be exact about this 'issue' on last post.

So i just re-writing up new thread with question as more simply.

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This is the screen just before exiting chkdsk. There were bad sectors on the disk. In that case some files, I heard, could be deleted when chkdsk is executed with /r switch, so I turned it off in haste. As you see, chkdsk didn't leave any messages that it deleted or modifed something. Still could there be any files already deleted? When I checked it out after the terminaton no found.xxx folder or chk file was found.

It is said that there could be losses in the data recorded on the sectors marked as bad in the recovery process using /r switch. What I'd like to know is if there could be any possibility that when the job occurred it proceeded without leaving any job history on the prompt screen.
 
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Hey there, @SinOnK!

CheckDisk is not the best utility to use when checking up on your hard drive for bad sectors. It does block any bad sector detected and the data on it as well. However, I nobody can say for sure if there are files that have been already blocked together with the bad sectors. The best thing to do before troubleshooting your hardware is to backup all your data somewhere else first! It's definitely not recommended to interrupt the process of chkdsk when running it as it could do even more harm.

The best thing to do now is to copy your data from the hard drive somewhere off-site (e.g. to an external) and then use the HDD manufacturer's brand-specific diagnostic utility or a third-party alternative tool to...
Hey there, @SinOnK!

CheckDisk is not the best utility to use when checking up on your hard drive for bad sectors. It does block any bad sector detected and the data on it as well. However, I nobody can say for sure if there are files that have been already blocked together with the bad sectors. The best thing to do before troubleshooting your hardware is to backup all your data somewhere else first! It's definitely not recommended to interrupt the process of chkdsk when running it as it could do even more harm.

The best thing to do now is to copy your data from the hard drive somewhere off-site (e.g. to an external) and then use the HDD manufacturer's brand-specific diagnostic utility or a third-party alternative tool to check up on the health and SMART status of the drive first.

These tools will help us determine the number of bad sectors and the kind of damage you are dealing with the drive.

Keep me posted with the results.
SuperSoph_WD
 
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