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Avery Dennison 6037 Rev. AA 3/04 Programmer Manual User Manual

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Utility Descriptions 5-5

C H K D S K ( C H e c K D i S K )

The CHKDSK command checks the disk directories and File Allocation
Table (FAT) and displays a disk and memory report.

Syntax

CHKDSK [drive:][path][filename][/C] [/F] [/V]

Remarks

CHKDSK examines a disk and determines whether it has any errors in the
File Allocation Table (FAT) and optionally fixes errors.

Options

The /C option allows CHKDSK to correct errors without user confirmation.
This option can be used along with the /F option for corrections to be
made without user confirmation.

The /F option causes CHKDSK to fix FAT or directory errors on the disk if
any are found. If /F is not specified, then CHKDSK acts as if fixing the
disk, but no corrections are written to the disk.

If errors are detected, you are prompted with a message similar to the
following:

15 lost allocation units found in 5 chains.

Convert lost chains to files?

If you answer Y for Yes, each lost chain is written to a file in the root
directory of the current drive. Each file will have the name
FILE

nnnn.CHK. nnnn will be a sequential number. The first chain will be

in FILE000.CHK. These files can be verified to see if they contain
valuable information, and then deleted if desired. If you answer N for No
to the above prompt, CHKDSK still makes the corrections, however, the
lost chains are not saved to the disk.

The /V options causes CHKDSK to display each path and file as it is
processed.