CHKDSK alternative?

**WhiskeySix** · 01-19-2008, 12:12 PM

So one of the partitions on one of my SATA drives seems to have lost it's way. I can see the drive, but when I try accessing it, I get a "File/Directory is corrupt and not accessible".

When i run CHKDSK (or when windows auto-runs it after booting), It finds and "corrects" some errors, but then about 30 seconds into it, CHKDSK crashes with some "unknown error occured".

Sooooooo... anyone have some good disk utils? Don't know if needs MFT repair or what...

MagnaCentipede · 01-19-2008, 12:56 PM

Sounds like a big kaboom. I would run a bootable linux and see if I can copy files off to someplace safe, then see if the disk can be recovered.

**WhiskeySix** · 01-19-2008, 01:07 PM

well, there's another partition the same drive that's perfectly fine... so I assume there's nothing catastrophically wrong w/ the physical media....

I got no linux skills or floppy drives... i'm lookin for a windows app... norton? disk doctor? the smaller the better, but I'll take any suggestions

**Dick Blonov** · 01-19-2008, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiskeySix

well, there's another partition the same drive that's perfectly fine... so I assume there's nothing catastrophically wrong w/ the physical media....

I got no linux skills or floppy drives... i'm lookin for a windows app... norton? disk doctor? the smaller the better, but I'll take any suggestions

chkdsk itself might be borked (if it's on that suspect partition).

Try the recovery console. You can run chkdsk from there.

DB

Calvin · 01-19-2008, 01:16 PM

Kick it. Hard.

If that don't work then...

I dont know

**jb4** · 01-19-2008, 09:46 PM

did you run both chkdsk/f and chkdsk/r ? I think the /r takes a lot longer but it has patched me up in the past when things weren't looking so good.

If you are looking for a disk optimizer you can find several free ones
on www.download.com under downloads/system utilities
They have ratings and user reviews that are pretty helpful.

ScratchMonkey · 01-20-2008, 05:12 AM

If that's the boot partition, make it the slave drive, boot from a different disk, and then chkdsk it.

You might look for a bootable repair CD. This one has a pretty good reputation:

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

**WhiskeySix** · 01-20-2008, 10:49 AM

think I did both /r and /f... I'll double check.

No, it's not the boot partition... It's a SATA data drive... J: and K: are both on that same disk. J: is fine, K:, not so much. It shows up in my computer, but it can't open/anything.

**Tonk** · 01-22-2008, 08:00 PM

go all office space on it, that never helps, but it sure feels good; i think i might send my broken drive to the will it blend people

01-19-2008, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
WhiskeySix Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium, Section 309, Row 12, Seat 24 Age: 33 Posts: 8,456	CHKDSK alternative? So one of the partitions on one of my SATA drives seems to have lost it's way. I can see the drive, but when I try accessing it, I get a "File/Directory is corrupt and not accessible". When i run CHKDSK (or when windows auto-runs it after booting), It finds and "corrects" some errors, but then about 30 seconds into it, CHKDSK crashes with some "unknown error occured". Sooooooo... anyone have some good disk utils? Don't know if needs MFT repair or what... __________________ *PoE2 Version 2.5 Overview \| Get started with PoE2 (for free!)*

01-19-2008, 12:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
MagnaCentipede Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,952	Re: CHKDSK alternative? Sounds like a big kaboom. I would run a bootable linux and see if I can copy files off to someplace safe, then see if the disk can be recovered. __________________

01-19-2008, 01:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
WhiskeySix Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium, Section 309, Row 12, Seat 24 Age: 33 Posts: 8,456	Re: CHKDSK alternative? well, there's another partition the same drive that's perfectly fine... so I assume there's nothing catastrophically wrong w/ the physical media.... I got no linux skills or floppy drives... i'm lookin for a windows app... norton? disk doctor? the smaller the better, but I'll take any suggestions __________________ *PoE2 Version 2.5 Overview \| Get started with PoE2 (for free!)*

01-19-2008, 01:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Calvin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, D.C. Age: 22 Posts: 501	Re: CHKDSK alternative? Kick it. Hard. If that don't work then... I dont know __________________ \|TG-33rd\|Calvin

01-19-2008, 09:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
jb4 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: AZ-In the cool A/C Age: 44 Posts: 1,294	Re: CHKDSK alternative? did you run both chkdsk/f and chkdsk/r ? I think the /r takes a lot longer but it has patched me up in the past when things weren't looking so good. If you are looking for a disk optimizer you can find several free ones on www.download.com under downloads/system utilities They have ratings and user reviews that are pretty helpful. __________________ POE2 2.5 Overview \| TG BF2 Quick Start Guide \| No sauce? Try Vanilla!

01-20-2008, 05:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
ScratchMonkey Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Pablo, California Posts: 4,489	Re: CHKDSK alternative? If that's the boot partition, make it the slave drive, boot from a different disk, and then chkdsk it. You might look for a bootable repair CD. This one has a pretty good reputation: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ __________________

01-20-2008, 10:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
WhiskeySix Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium, Section 309, Row 12, Seat 24 Age: 33 Posts: 8,456	Re: CHKDSK alternative? think I did both /r and /f... I'll double check. No, it's not the boot partition... It's a SATA data drive... J: and K: are both on that same disk. J: is fine, K:, not so much. It shows up in my computer, but it can't open/anything. __________________ *PoE2 Version 2.5 Overview \| Get started with PoE2 (for free!)*

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