/c NTFS only. Skips checking of cycles within the folder structure.
/f Fixes errors on the volume. The volume must be locked. If CHKDSK cannot lock the volume, it offers to check it the next time the computer starts.
/i NTFS only. Performs a less vigorous check of index entries.
/l[:size] NTFS only. Displays current size of the log file. If size is specified, changes the log file to that size (in kilobytes).
/p Checks disk even if it is not flagged as "dirty" (only available in the Recovery Console).
/r Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /f and /p). Unreadable data is lost. If CHKDSK cannot lock the volume, it offers to check it the next time the computer starts.
/v On FAT: Displays the full path and name of every file on the volume. On NTFS: Displays cleanup messages, if any.
/x NTFS only. Forces the volume to dismount first, if necessary. All opened handles to the volume are then invalid (implies /f ).
/b NTFS only, since Vista. Clears the list of bad clusters on the volume and rescans all clusters for errors (implies /r).
Can somebody help me understand what each of these switches do, I did ChkDsk /r and it's been doing it for hours now, I just want to fully understand what chkdsk is and does can anybody lecture me?
/f Fixes errors on the volume. The volume must be locked. If CHKDSK cannot lock the volume, it offers to check it the next time the computer starts.
/i NTFS only. Performs a less vigorous check of index entries.
/l[:size] NTFS only. Displays current size of the log file. If size is specified, changes the log file to that size (in kilobytes).
/p Checks disk even if it is not flagged as "dirty" (only available in the Recovery Console).
/r Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /f and /p). Unreadable data is lost. If CHKDSK cannot lock the volume, it offers to check it the next time the computer starts.
/v On FAT: Displays the full path and name of every file on the volume. On NTFS: Displays cleanup messages, if any.
/x NTFS only. Forces the volume to dismount first, if necessary. All opened handles to the volume are then invalid (implies /f ).
/b NTFS only, since Vista. Clears the list of bad clusters on the volume and rescans all clusters for errors (implies /r).
Can somebody help me understand what each of these switches do, I did ChkDsk /r and it's been doing it for hours now, I just want to fully understand what chkdsk is and does can anybody lecture me?
