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Q104540: CHKDSK Finds Lost Clusters When ScanDisk Does Not

Article: Q104540
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.2,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 20-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.2, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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CHKDSK may report lost clusters on a system when ScanDisk (or another
third-party surface scan utility) indicates that the disk has no problems.

CAUSE
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This situation occurs when you have corruption in the volume label. ScanDisk is
ignoring clusters assigned to volume labels, while CHKDSK is not.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, run CHKDSK /F.


Additional query words: 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620
Version           : MS-DOS:6.2,6.22

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