Hi Guys, Finished removing "Windows Vista Recovery" all is/was running great, my last step is/was to be: chkdsk c: /R I'm at phase 4 "verify file data" got to 12% (54792 of 232880) files processed. I've been stuck at 12% for 3 hours, no hdd lite activity. Should I pull the plug or wait? OS = Vista Thanks Rico
Rico, after 3+ hours I would abort it and then just run chkdsk /f. It's been my experience that chkdsk /r isn't very reliable at finding/recovering bad blocks. I suggest downloading a trial version of HD Tune Pro - it does a great job of revealing your HDD's health - after all, HDDs don't last forever (well I guess some do)... In the meantime, be sure to make image-backups a regular routine!!! Aaron
Pulled the plug on chkdsk after 4+ hours. Bypassed the expected chkdsk upon restart. Entered windows, took a look at: hklm\system\current control set\control\session manager bootexecute said autocheck autochk * closed reg ed. Next - as admin cmd chkdsk c: /F <restart> brief BSOD > restore or start normally option > CANCEL F8 > try last known good fail F8 > try safe mode fail Sys recovery no OS listed, requests drivers disc, <not available> Try "system repair" 2nd go around attempting to repair, one reboot so far. Startup repair cannot fix automatically _________ Next?
Got a little lucky: From advanced system repair tried; COMMAND PROMPT - chkdsk c: /F this completed <reboot> ignored the request for chkdsk & got to the desktop....... Now Macrium backup __________ Feel free to jump in with words of wisdom or advise
I am afraid that makes no sense. If you enter chkdsk /? you will see (1) that chkdks /r "implies" or includes /f. So when you run chkdsk /r, you are performing the same analysis as you would with /f, plus more. You will also note that (2) the /r switch is not intended to "recover" bad blocks. But what it attempts to do is recover any data in bad blocks it finds. So it is always a more thorough chkdsk analysis to run chkdsk /r instead of the lessor analysis performed by the /f switch. Alternatively, you can check for errors in Windows Explorer, ensuring both options are checked. Or finally, you can run the diagnostics program for your disk downloaded from your disk maker's website. I have had large drives take well over 24 hours to complete, with many hours of no apparent activity. My advice is to walk away and let it run.
Agreed. Stage 4 of a 5 stage checkdisk can takes a looooong time. Be prepared for that when you start one. It may not finish the day you started it.
Bill_Bright wrote: Same advice at (stage 5)? Dell laptop (this time) running Vista again. 10 hours at Stage 5, 81% complete (18566237 of 23439505 clusters processed) I'll wait 24 hrs. If it's still stuck. Wait more? or What procedure do you recommend after pulling the plug? ------------------ I would imagine chkdsk /f, would get stuck at the same point, I'm at now? I have Spinrite, this program offers recovery & repair; I'm never sure which mode to run it in, and this can take more than a week. The above is a club members PC. Thanks Rico Anything commercial, that will "mark the clusters as bad" & move on, in a reasonable amount of time
