ScanDisk, lost cluster

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SANTANDER

Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart, system
start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was some
info:

File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost cluster
as free space.

Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is it
safe for hard drive?
Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?

How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?

Thanks,
 
D

Don Phillipson

"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart, system
> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was some
> info:
>
> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
cluster
> as free space.
>
> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is it
> safe for hard drive?

This is normal and safe. Every cluster=logical sector of the
hard drive has an identifying number. The FAT (= File
Allocation Table = directory of contents) is a record of
filenames and the numbers of every sectors used by every file
(in sequence.) Your ScanDisk process discovered a single
logical sector (out of thousands) listed nowhere in the
FAT but not shown as "free space" -- therefore marked
it "free space" i.e. free to use. That is all.

> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?

No file is damaged and nothing need be "removed."

> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?

Set appropriate check boxes on the ScanDisk main panel.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
 
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David H. Lipman

From: "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news>

| Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart, system
| start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was some
| info:
|
| File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost cluster
| as free space.
|
| Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is it
| safe for hard drive?
| Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
|
| How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
|
| Thanks,

Go to the hard disk manufacturer's web site and download their diagnostic software
respective to your hard disk. After the test, you will know if the hard disk is bad or
not..

Quantum/Maxtor - PowerMax
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/downloads/powermax.htm

Western Digital - Data LifeGuard Tools (DLGDiag)
http://support.wdc.com/download/

Hitachi/IBM - Drive Fitness Test (DFT)
http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

Seagate - SeaTools
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/

Fujitsu - Diagnostic Tool
http://www.fcpa.com/download/hard-drives/

Samsung - Disk manager
http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/utilities/shdiag.htm


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
 
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Gary S. Terhune

"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart, system
> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was some
> info:
>
> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
> cluster
> as free space.

The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters typically
contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has an address. Logical
data is mapped to those physical storage addresses in the "File Allocation
Tables" (FATs). There is

> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is it
> safe for hard drive?

'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.

> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?

The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the rest of
cleanup.

This error results from the FAT not being completely and accurately updated
during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked files, for
instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash left a
non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted a disk
operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and not from this
crash.

> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?

Add the switch /checkonly.
Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com
 
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Gary S. Terhune

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart, system
>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was
>> some
>> info:
>>
>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
>> cluster
>> as free space.
>
> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters
> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has an
> address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage addresses in the
> "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>
>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is it
>> safe for hard drive?
>
> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>
>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>
> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the rest of
> cleanup.
>
> This error results from the FAT not being completely and accurately
> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked files,
> for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash left a
> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted a disk
> operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and not from
> this crash.
>
>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>
> Add the switch /checkonly.
> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>

Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's the only
way to do exactly what you asked to do.

SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com
 
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SANTANDER

"Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message
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> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
> > Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart,
system
> > start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was
some
> > info:
> >
> > File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
> cluster
> > as free space.
> >
> > Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is it
> > safe for hard drive?
>
> This is normal and safe. Every cluster=logical sector of the
> hard drive has an identifying number. The FAT (= File
> Allocation Table = directory of contents) is a record of
> filenames and the numbers of every sectors used by every file
> (in sequence.) Your ScanDisk process discovered a single
> logical sector (out of thousands) listed nowhere in the
> FAT but not shown as "free space" -- therefore marked
> it "free space" i.e. free to use. That is all.
>
> > Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>
> No file is damaged and nothing need be "removed."
>
> > How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>
> Set appropriate check boxes on the ScanDisk main panel.
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
---------

If do a ScanDisk Thorough test: there is an 'Options' tab, where is 2
checkboxes below: 'Do not perform write-testing', 'Do not repair bad sectors
in hidden and system files'. Should we check it? Will it better do test in
Safe Mode?

Thank you,
S.
 
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Gary S. Terhune

"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
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>
> "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message
> news:u8ShN2egIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>> > Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart,
> system
>> > start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was
> some
>> > info:
>> >
>> > File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
>> cluster
>> > as free space.
>> >
>> > Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is
>> > it
>> > safe for hard drive?
>>
>> This is normal and safe. Every cluster=logical sector of the
>> hard drive has an identifying number. The FAT (= File
>> Allocation Table = directory of contents) is a record of
>> filenames and the numbers of every sectors used by every file
>> (in sequence.) Your ScanDisk process discovered a single
>> logical sector (out of thousands) listed nowhere in the
>> FAT but not shown as "free space" -- therefore marked
>> it "free space" i.e. free to use. That is all.
>>
>> > Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>
>> No file is damaged and nothing need be "removed."
>>
>> > How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>
>> Set appropriate check boxes on the ScanDisk main panel.
>>
>> --
>> Don Phillipson
>> Carlsbad Springs
>> (Ottawa, Canada)
> ---------
>
> If do a ScanDisk Thorough test: there is an 'Options' tab, where is 2
> checkboxes below: 'Do not perform write-testing', 'Do not repair bad
> sectors
> in hidden and system files'. Should we check it? Will it better do test in
> Safe Mode?

These are boxes for fairly sophisticated diagnosticians to use. 'Do not
perform write-testing' is much faster, but also only returns half the data
you're looking for. However, if you know enough to know you don't need the
missing half, who cares?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com
 
M

mm

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 15:37:27 +0200, "SANTANDER"
<santander@microsoft.news> wrote:

>Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart, system
>start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was some
>info:
>
>File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost cluster
>as free space.
>
>Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is it
>safe for hard drive?
>Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>
>How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?

I too wanted and still would like to run through all the testing
before fixing anything, but with time I've gotten a lot more
confidence in Scandisk, and drives are so large that I no longer want
to take the time to test without fixing.

8 or 10 or more years ago when I was having a lot of crashes and using
versions of Eudora email that didnt' do well in crashes, I had my
options set to not change lost clusters into free space, but to make
files out of them. Then I would use the List command** to look
quickly at all of the new files, and occasionally I would find whole
mailboxes that either were copies of mailboxes I still had, or in a 3
or 4 cases were THE mailbox, when it was missing from Eudora. In one
or more cases I was able to actually restore the mailbox, and in
others I was able to rename the file and keep my mail all in one
sequential file, not easy to use but better than nothing in case I
needed it.


**part of Norton DOS and I forget the real name under which it is
marketed. Why a command or program like this isn't available from
other writers I don't know. Without List or the equivalent, browsing
say 100 big files is very time consuming. "List" is a DOS command
that doesn't provide the ability to edit, so there is no need to copy
the file to a work area, which takes a lot of time. And it doesn't
care what the extension is, or have any tendency to look at a file in
a web broswer or .gif editor. It just looks at the raw data,
simultaneously in hex and in display mode or whatever the opposite of
hex is. One can just look at the file where it is, and there is no
limit to the size of the file. So with one finger on the Page Down
button and another on the Escape button, going back and forth from
finger to finger, one can look at 100 megs of data spread over 200
files in 10 minutes or less.

Eventually I learned more about how data is stored and that much that
looked like I needed it was just a copy of what I still had. But I
would wait a few weeks before doing any of this to see if a mailbox
for example was missing, if I couldn't remember what mailboxes were
open during the crash. But Eudora was been fixed I guess years ago
because this hasn't happened for years, despite some freezes and
crashes. I mention it because you seem like you are interested in
all this nuts and bolts stuff.

But I havent' come across data that I need for years, and, partly
because I don't have List installed on this computer, usually just
wait a month or two to see if anything comes up missing, and then just
delete the files I've created with scandisk, which makes them back
into free space.

>Thanks,


If you are inclined to email me
for some reason, remove NOPSAM :)
 
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SANTANDER

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
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> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart,
>>> system
>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was
>>> some
>>> info:
>>>
>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
>>> cluster
>>> as free space.
>>
>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters
>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has an
>> address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage addresses in
>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>
>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is it
>>> safe for hard drive?
>>
>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>
>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>
>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the rest of
>> cleanup.
>>
>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and accurately
>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked files,
>> for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash left a
>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted a disk
>> operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and not from
>> this crash.
>>
>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>
>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>
>
> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's the
> only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>
> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
---------

what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?

samtander
 
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Gary S. Terhune

Let it "fix" them by saving them as files.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
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>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:OII7MwfgIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart,
>>>> system
>>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was
>>>> some
>>>> info:
>>>>
>>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
>>>> cluster
>>>> as free space.
>>>
>>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters
>>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has an
>>> address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage addresses in
>>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>>
>>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is
>>>> it
>>>> safe for hard drive?
>>>
>>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>>
>>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>>
>>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the rest of
>>> cleanup.
>>>
>>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and accurately
>>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked files,
>>> for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash left a
>>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted a
>>> disk operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and not
>>> from this crash.
>>>
>>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>>
>>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's the
>> only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>>
>> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
> ---------
>
> what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?
>
> samtander
>
>
 
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Bill in Co.

And then delete those chk files, since, AFAIK, they are generally of no use.
Although sometimes (if they were originally text files) you can recover
something, if it was otherwise deleted.

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
> Let it "fix" them by saving them as files.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
> news:O7N4GS6oIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>> news:OII7MwfgIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart,
>>>>> system
>>>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was
>>>>> some
>>>>> info:
>>>>>
>>>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
>>>>> cluster
>>>>> as free space.
>>>>
>>>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters
>>>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has an
>>>> address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage addresses in
>>>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>>>
>>>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is
>>>>> it
>>>>> safe for hard drive?
>>>>
>>>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>>>
>>>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>>>
>>>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the rest of
>>>> cleanup.
>>>>
>>>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and accurately
>>>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked files,
>>>> for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash left a
>>>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted a
>>>> disk operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and not
>>>> from this crash.
>>>>
>>>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>>>
>>>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>>>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's the
>>> only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>>>
>>> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> www.grystmill.com
>> ---------
>>
>> what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?
>>
>> samtander
 
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Gary S. Terhune

No, then you LOOK at those CHK files using WordPad and try to figure out
what's in them and maybe identify what file(s) were lost. Once you've
gleaned all the info you can (and even perhaps saved some important data),
THEN you can delete them.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:ehmdJ08oIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> And then delete those chk files, since, AFAIK, they are generally of no
> use.
> Although sometimes (if they were originally text files) you can recover
> something, if it was otherwise deleted.
>
> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>> Let it "fix" them by saving them as files.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
>>
>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>> news:O7N4GS6oIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>> news:OII7MwfgIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart,
>>>>>> system
>>>>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there was
>>>>>> some
>>>>>> info:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
>>>>>> cluster
>>>>>> as free space.
>>>>>
>>>>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters
>>>>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has an
>>>>> address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage addresses in
>>>>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>>>>
>>>>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface? Is
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> safe for hard drive?
>>>>>
>>>>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>>>>
>>>>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the rest
>>>>> of
>>>>> cleanup.
>>>>>
>>>>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and accurately
>>>>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked
>>>>> files,
>>>>> for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash left
>>>>> a
>>>>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted a
>>>>> disk operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and not
>>>>> from this crash.
>>>>>
>>>>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>>>>
>>>>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>>>>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's the
>>>> only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>>>>
>>>> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>> ---------
>>>
>>> what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?
>>>
>>> samtander
>
>
 
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Bill in Co.

Whenever it's happened and I've looked at them, about the only thing I've
ever been able to glean is some text out of it (from a word processor type
of file). I've never been able to recover or use its data, except to get
an idea of what I was writing at the time. Outside of that (and that
ain't much!), it's always ended up being useless for me. Have you had
some different experiences?

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
> No, then you LOOK at those CHK files using WordPad and try to figure out
> what's in them and maybe identify what file(s) were lost. Once you've
> gleaned all the info you can (and even perhaps saved some important data),
> THEN you can delete them.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:ehmdJ08oIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> And then delete those chk files, since, AFAIK, they are generally of no
>> use. Although sometimes (if they were originally text files) you can
>> recover
>> something, if it was otherwise deleted.
>>
>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>> Let it "fix" them by saving them as files.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>
>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>> news:O7N4GS6oIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>> news:OII7MwfgIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart,
>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>> some info:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the lost
>>>>>>> cluster as free space.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters
>>>>>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has an
>>>>>> address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage addresses
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface?
>>>>>>> Is
>>>>>>> it safe for hard drive?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the rest
>>>>>> of cleanup.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and accurately
>>>>>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked
>>>>>> files,
>>>>>> for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash left
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted a
>>>>>> disk operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> from this crash.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>>>>>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's the
>>>>> only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>>>>>
>>>>> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>> ---------
>>>>
>>>> what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?
>>>>
>>>> samtander
 
G

Gary S. Terhune

Yeah, I've actually managed to recover quite a bit of lost word processing
that I was able to clean up. But you're right that they're almost always
garbage.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:edcngKCpIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Whenever it's happened and I've looked at them, about the only thing I've
> ever been able to glean is some text out of it (from a word processor type
> of file). I've never been able to recover or use its data, except to
> get an idea of what I was writing at the time. Outside of that (and
> that ain't much!), it's always ended up being useless for me. Have you
> had some different experiences?
>
> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>> No, then you LOOK at those CHK files using WordPad and try to figure out
>> what's in them and maybe identify what file(s) were lost. Once you've
>> gleaned all the info you can (and even perhaps saved some important
>> data),
>> THEN you can delete them.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
>>
>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:ehmdJ08oIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> And then delete those chk files, since, AFAIK, they are generally of no
>>> use. Although sometimes (if they were originally text files) you can
>>> recover
>>> something, if it was otherwise deleted.
>>>
>>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>>> Let it "fix" them by saving them as files.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>
>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>> news:O7N4GS6oIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OII7MwfgIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart,
>>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there
>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>> some info:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the
>>>>>>>> lost
>>>>>>>> cluster as free space.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters
>>>>>>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has an
>>>>>>> address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage addresses
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface?
>>>>>>>> Is
>>>>>>>> it safe for hard drive?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the rest
>>>>>>> of cleanup.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and accurately
>>>>>>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked
>>>>>>> files,
>>>>>>> for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash
>>>>>>> left a
>>>>>>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted a
>>>>>>> disk operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> from this crash.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>>>>>>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>> ---------
>>>>>
>>>>> what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?
>>>>>
>>>>> samtander
>
>
 
B

Bill in Co.

That's about it - getting some text out of it. That's kinda what I was
getting at.

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
> Yeah, I've actually managed to recover quite a bit of lost word processing
> that I was able to clean up. But you're right that they're almost always
> garbage.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:edcngKCpIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Whenever it's happened and I've looked at them, about the only thing I've
>> ever been able to glean is some text out of it (from a word processor
>> type
>> of file). I've never been able to recover or use its data, except to
>> get an idea of what I was writing at the time. Outside of that (and
>> that ain't much!), it's always ended up being useless for me. Have you
>> had some different experiences?
>>
>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>> No, then you LOOK at those CHK files using WordPad and try to figure out
>>> what's in them and maybe identify what file(s) were lost. Once you've
>>> gleaned all the info you can (and even perhaps saved some important
>>> data),
>>> THEN you can delete them.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>
>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ehmdJ08oIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> And then delete those chk files, since, AFAIK, they are generally of no
>>>> use. Although sometimes (if they were originally text files) you can
>>>> recover
>>>> something, if it was otherwise deleted.
>>>>
>>>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>>>> Let it "fix" them by saving them as files.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>
>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>> news:O7N4GS6oIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:OII7MwfgIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After restart,
>>>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there
>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>> some info:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the
>>>>>>>>> lost
>>>>>>>>> cluster as free space.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters
>>>>>>>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has
>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>> address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage addresses
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk surface?
>>>>>>>>> Is
>>>>>>>>> it safe for hard drive?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the
>>>>>>>> rest
>>>>>>>> of cleanup.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and accurately
>>>>>>>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked
>>>>>>>> files,
>>>>>>>> for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash
>>>>>>>> left a
>>>>>>>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> disk operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> from this crash.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>>>>>>>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>> ---------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> samtander
 
G

Gary S. Terhune

Others with better tools could likely read what we can't. Would be helpful
to know the name of a file that's been trashed. Or, from the code, at least
the general subject matter.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uL9SwYCpIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> That's about it - getting some text out of it. That's kinda what I was
> getting at.
>
> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>> Yeah, I've actually managed to recover quite a bit of lost word
>> processing
>> that I was able to clean up. But you're right that they're almost always
>> garbage.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
>>
>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:edcngKCpIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Whenever it's happened and I've looked at them, about the only thing
>>> I've
>>> ever been able to glean is some text out of it (from a word processor
>>> type
>>> of file). I've never been able to recover or use its data, except to
>>> get an idea of what I was writing at the time. Outside of that (and
>>> that ain't much!), it's always ended up being useless for me. Have
>>> you
>>> had some different experiences?
>>>
>>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>>> No, then you LOOK at those CHK files using WordPad and try to figure
>>>> out
>>>> what's in them and maybe identify what file(s) were lost. Once you've
>>>> gleaned all the info you can (and even perhaps saved some important
>>>> data),
>>>> THEN you can delete them.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>
>>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:ehmdJ08oIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> And then delete those chk files, since, AFAIK, they are generally of
>>>>> no
>>>>> use. Although sometimes (if they were originally text files) you can
>>>>> recover
>>>>> something, if it was otherwise deleted.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>>>>> Let it "fix" them by saving them as files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:O7N4GS6oIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:OII7MwfgIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After
>>>>>>>>>> restart,
>>>>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>>>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file, there
>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>> some info:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the
>>>>>>>>>> lost
>>>>>>>>>> cluster as free space.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters". Clusters
>>>>>>>>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has
>>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>>> address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage
>>>>>>>>> addresses
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk
>>>>>>>>>> surface?
>>>>>>>>>> Is
>>>>>>>>>> it safe for hard drive?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the
>>>>>>>>> rest
>>>>>>>>> of cleanup.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and
>>>>>>>>> accurately
>>>>>>>>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked
>>>>>>>>> files,
>>>>>>>>> for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a crash
>>>>>>>>> left a
>>>>>>>>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise interrupted
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> disk operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too, and
>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>> from this crash.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>>>>>>>>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>>> ---------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> samtander
>
>
 
B

Bill in Co.

I got its name for you. It's File0001.chk. What more could one ask
for? :)


Gary S. Terhune wrote:
> Others with better tools could likely read what we can't. Would be helpful
> to know the name of a file that's been trashed. Or, from the code, at
> least
> the general subject matter.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> www.grystmill.com
>
> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:uL9SwYCpIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> That's about it - getting some text out of it. That's kinda what I was
>> getting at.
>>
>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>> Yeah, I've actually managed to recover quite a bit of lost word
>>> processing
>>> that I was able to clean up. But you're right that they're almost always
>>> garbage.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>
>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:edcngKCpIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Whenever it's happened and I've looked at them, about the only thing
>>>> I've ever been able to glean is some text out of it (from a word
>>>> processor
>>>> type of file). I've never been able to recover or use its data,
>>>> except to
>>>> get an idea of what I was writing at the time. Outside of that (and
>>>> that ain't much!), it's always ended up being useless for me. Have
>>>> you had some different experiences?
>>>>
>>>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>>>> No, then you LOOK at those CHK files using WordPad and try to figure
>>>>> out
>>>>> what's in them and maybe identify what file(s) were lost. Once you've
>>>>> gleaned all the info you can (and even perhaps saved some important
>>>>> data),
>>>>> THEN you can delete them.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:ehmdJ08oIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> And then delete those chk files, since, AFAIK, they are generally of
>>>>>> no use. Although sometimes (if they were originally text files) you
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> recover something, if it was otherwise deleted.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>>>>>> Let it "fix" them by saving them as files.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:O7N4GS6oIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:OII7MwfgIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After
>>>>>>>>>>> restart,
>>>>>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>>>>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file,
>>>>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>>>> was some info:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the
>>>>>>>>>>> lost cluster as free space.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters".
>>>>>>>>>> Clusters
>>>>>>>>>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster has
>>>>>>>>>> an address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage
>>>>>>>>>> addresses in
>>>>>>>>>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk
>>>>>>>>>>> surface?
>>>>>>>>>>> Is it safe for hard drive?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the
>>>>>>>>>> rest of cleanup.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and
>>>>>>>>>> accurately
>>>>>>>>>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked
>>>>>>>>>> files, for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if a
>>>>>>>>>> crash
>>>>>>>>>> left a
>>>>>>>>>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise
>>>>>>>>>> interrupted a
>>>>>>>>>> disk operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too,
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> not from this crash.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>>>>>>>>>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt. It's
>>>>>>>>> the only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>>>> ---------
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> samtander
 
G

Gary S. Terhune

Heh, heh...

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:Ozbuu$CpIHA.3976@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I got its name for you. It's File0001.chk. What more could one ask
>for? :)
>
>
> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>> Others with better tools could likely read what we can't. Would be
>> helpful
>> to know the name of a file that's been trashed. Or, from the code, at
>> least
>> the general subject matter.
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> www.grystmill.com
>>
>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:uL9SwYCpIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> That's about it - getting some text out of it. That's kinda what I
>>> was
>>> getting at.
>>>
>>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>>> Yeah, I've actually managed to recover quite a bit of lost word
>>>> processing
>>>> that I was able to clean up. But you're right that they're almost
>>>> always
>>>> garbage.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>
>>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:edcngKCpIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Whenever it's happened and I've looked at them, about the only thing
>>>>> I've ever been able to glean is some text out of it (from a word
>>>>> processor
>>>>> type of file). I've never been able to recover or use its data,
>>>>> except to
>>>>> get an idea of what I was writing at the time. Outside of that (and
>>>>> that ain't much!), it's always ended up being useless for me. Have
>>>>> you had some different experiences?
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>>>>> No, then you LOOK at those CHK files using WordPad and try to figure
>>>>>> out
>>>>>> what's in them and maybe identify what file(s) were lost. Once you've
>>>>>> gleaned all the info you can (and even perhaps saved some important
>>>>>> data),
>>>>>> THEN you can delete them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ehmdJ08oIHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> And then delete those chk files, since, AFAIK, they are generally of
>>>>>>> no use. Although sometimes (if they were originally text files)
>>>>>>> you can
>>>>>>> recover something, if it was otherwise deleted.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>>>>>>> Let it "fix" them by saving them as files.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:O7N4GS6oIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:OII7MwfgIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:et8NRefgIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "SANTANDER" <santander@microsoft.news> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>> news:ut3r$kegIHA.2448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>>> Some applications hung up, so I restarted computer. After
>>>>>>>>>>>> restart,
>>>>>>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>>>>>>> start ScanDisk to check hard drive for errors. In log file,
>>>>>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>>>>> was some info:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> File system: There was one lost cluster. ScanDisk reclaimed the
>>>>>>>>>>>> lost cluster as free space.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The disk storage is logically divvied up into "clusters".
>>>>>>>>>>> Clusters
>>>>>>>>>>> typically contain 2 to 64 KB or more of storage. Each cluster
>>>>>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>>>>>> an address. Logical data is mapped to those physical storage
>>>>>>>>>>> addresses in
>>>>>>>>>>> the "File Allocation Tables" (FATs). There is
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Does this mean logical error, not physical damage of disk
>>>>>>>>>>>> surface?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Is it safe for hard drive?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 'Yes', 'no damage', and 'yes'.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Does it possible find the damaged file and remove it?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The damage, if any, was already mostly cleaned up. This was the
>>>>>>>>>>> rest of cleanup.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> This error results from the FAT not being completely and
>>>>>>>>>>> accurately
>>>>>>>>>>> updated during some past disk operation. If you get cross-linked
>>>>>>>>>>> files, for instance, you usually get lost clusters, too. Or, if
>>>>>>>>>>> a crash
>>>>>>>>>>> left a
>>>>>>>>>>> non-saved file that "almost disappeared", or otherwise
>>>>>>>>>>> interrupted a
>>>>>>>>>>> disk operation. The garbage may have been around a while, too,
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> not from this crash.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> How to make Thorough test without fixing anything?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Add the switch /checkonly.
>>>>>>>>>>> Command-Line Parameters for the Scandisk Tool
>>>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199557
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sorry, I thought you were asking about a command-line prompt.
>>>>>>>>>> It's
>>>>>>>>>> the only way to do exactly what you asked to do.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> SCANDISK /CHECKONLY /SURFACE
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>>>>>>> www.grystmill.com
>>>>>>>>> ---------
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> what if Scandisk find two lost clusters?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> samtander
>
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