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CHKDSK

CHKDSK (short for "check disk") is a shell command that verifies the data integrity of the file system on a volume (usually a partition) and attempts to fix logical errors – software-level problems with a filesystem (or its metadata) as a result of prior software malfunction (e.g. crashes) or irregular use (e.g. hard resets). Logical errors are…

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Developers
SCP, Microsoft, IBM, DR, Datalight, Novell, Toshiba, PhysTechSoft, ReactOS Contributors
License
MS-DOS: MIT FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPLv2
Operating system
86-DOS, MS-DOS, PC DOS, MSX-DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, FlexOS, DR-DOS, ROM-DOS, 4690 OS, PTS-DOS, Windows, FreeDOS, ReactOS
Original author
Tim Paterson
Platform
Cross-platform
Release
1980; 46 years ago (1980)

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CHKDSK

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples43
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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CHKDSK

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related to Windows · 12
CHKDSK → CHKDSKcan, Command Prompt, In MS-DOS, In Windows NT, Microsoft ScanDisk, PowerShell, RAID-1, RAID-5, RAID-aware, Recovery Console, The Windows Server, Windows
related to DOS · 7
CHKDSK → Alimited, CHKDSKcan, CHKDSKis, EXEwas, In DR DOS, MS-DOS, The
related to External links · 3
CHKDSK → Microsoft CHKDSKOpen, MS-DOS, Official
related to SCP 86-DOS · 3
CHKDSK → DOS, TheCHKDSKcommand, Tim Paterson
Developers · 1
CHKDSK → SCP, Microsoft, IBM, DR, Datalight, Novell, Toshiba, PhysTechSoft, ReactOS Contributors
License · 1
CHKDSK → MS-DOS: MIT FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPLv2
Operating system · 1
CHKDSK → 86-DOS, MS-DOS, PC DOS, MSX-DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, FlexOS, DR-DOS, ROM-DOS, 4690 OS, PTS-DOS, Windows, FreeDOS, ReactOS
Original author · 1
CHKDSK → Tim Paterson
Platform · 1
CHKDSK → Cross-platform
Release · 1
CHKDSK → 1980; 46 years ago (1980)

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windows ms-dos command file system microsoft disk data errors crash reactos dos memory bug also volume dr 86-dos os flexos

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CHKDSKDevelopersSCP, Microsoft, IBM, DR, Datalight, Novell, Toshiba, PhysTechSoft, ReactOS Contributors1.00infobox
CHKDSKLicenseMS-DOS: MIT FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPLv21.00infobox
CHKDSKOperating system86-DOS, MS-DOS, PC DOS, MSX-DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, FlexOS, DR-DOS, ROM-DOS, 4690 OS, PTS-DOS, Windows, FreeDOS, ReactOS1.00infobox
CHKDSKOriginal authorTim Paterson1.00infobox
CHKDSKPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
CHKDSKRelease1980; 46 years ago (1980)1.00infobox
CHKDSKRepositorygithub.com/microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/v2.0/source/CHKDSK.ASM1.00infobox
CHKDSKTypeCommand1.00infobox
CHKDSKWebsitehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/chkdsk1.00infobox
CHKDSKWritten inMS-DOS: x86 assembly language FreeDOS, ReactOS: C1.00infobox
PowerShellinstance ofThis bug was fixed in MS-DOS 5.0a.WindowsCHKDSKcan be run via typical command line interfaces0.80text
Command Promptinstance ofThis bug was fixed in MS-DOS 5.0a.WindowsCHKDSKcan be run via typical command line interfaces0.80text

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