Re: [OT] NTFS is fast at fsck/chkdsk NOT !

Ricardo Galli Granada (gallir@atlas-iap.es)
Sun, 13 Jun 1999 23:34:08 +0200 (MEST)


> > I don't know what setup they are using , but on a NT4SP4 box here
> > a chkdsk lasts just as long as it would a fsck on ext2.
>
> The only reason you are seeing chkdsk run is because your filesystem
> is FAT based, not NTFS. chkdsk never runs on an NTFS filesystem.
> Check your facts a little more carefully before posting.

This is not true at all. You can do it manually, even with NTFS. Go to
disk manager and select "check" over a NTFS volume. The system will say
something like "Cannot check now..., do you want to run chkdsk after next
reboot?" If you say YES and reboot the machine, just take a chair and
cofee, it's going to take a loooooong time.

Disclaimer: chkdsk isn't normally started for NTFS after a crash, that's
true, but after few crashes I found a lot of error with (unconsistency in
file) chkdsk.

--ricardo

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