| In Microsoft Windows operating system, Chkdsk is a | | | | routines, which are invoked by the Chkdsk utility, are |
| command-line utility to verify logical integrity of the file | | | | same ones raised when the volume is verified using |
| system and hard drive. When the Chkdsk utility come | | | | GUI (Graphical User Interface) offered by Disk |
| across any logical inconsistencies with the file system, | | | | Administrator or Windows Explorer. |
| it takes corrective actions for repairing the file system | | | | Use of /I and /C switches may cause your volume |
| and make your system working again. But in some | | | | remaining damaged even after the Chkdsk completes |
| situations, interruption to the Chkdsk process may | | | | successfully. You are not recommended to use these |
| damage the drive and lead to serious data loss | | | | switches except the situations where the system |
| situations. In such circumstances, you are required to | | | | downtime has to be kept minimum. Both these |
| go for Windows Data Recovery solutions to get your | | | | switches are designed to be applied on exceptionally |
| valuable data back from damaged media. | | | | large hard drive volumes. You can use these switches |
| In Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, two | | | | if you need flexibility in managing downtime, which is |
| new switches (parameters) are added to the Chkdsk | | | | incurred when the Chkdsk tool must be applied on |
| utility. Such switches allow you to effectively manage | | | | large volumes. |
| the downtime obtained by running the Chkdsk or | | | | In some situations, using the Chkdsk utility with /f switch |
| Autochk. | | | | may lead to hard drive failure. The situations occur if |
| The Chkdsk parameters, which are added in Microsoft | | | | the process is interrupted. After interruption the hard |
| Windows 2000 are /I and /C. These switches are only | | | | drive integrity is affected and data loss may occur. In |
| applicable if the target disk has NTFS (New | | | | order to extract lost data, windows data recovery |
| Technology File System) file system format. Every | | | | software are required. |
| switch leads Chkdsk routine to bypass a few actions, | | | | Windows data recovery applications are powerful |
| otherwise it takes to validate integrity of the NTFS file | | | | third-party tools, which work in all cases of data loss. |
| system data structures. | | | | They use extensive scanning techniques to Recover |
| The code, which actually verifies when the Chkdsk | | | | Windows data from failed, corrupted, or damaged |
| runs online, resides in the utility DLL (Dynamic Link | | | | hard drive partitions. The software are quite safe and |
| Libraries) like Ufat.dll and Untfs.dll. The verification | | | | easy to use. |