corrupt files

[warhorse790696]

???

 

[Sysnative Windows Update]

Hi!

Please let it run until completion.

 

[Digerati]

What parameters did you use with chkdsk? If none, then I would stop it, and start it again using chkdsk /r and do so from an elevated command prompt (As administrator). And note on large drives, it can take a long time, hours, even overnight to complete. So as softwaremaniac advises, let it run until completion.

Note it is safe to stop chkdsk if it was started with no parameters because that is running in read-only mode. If you used /r or /f, for example, then it runs in read-write mode and it is best to let it complete or risk disk corruption.

 

[xrobwx71]

Isn't the X:\ virtual in RE? Does it check c: automatically in RE, I can't remember.....

 

[Digerati]

Isn't the X:\ virtual in PE?

Nothing says this is PE. X can be assigned to just about any drive (or partition).

 

[xrobwx71]

I meant RE - Recovery Environment. Are they booted from the RE and running chkdsk on X would be the recovery partition correct?

 

[Digerati]

Again, X can be manually assigned to just about any drive or partition. I used to use it all the time for my DVD drive to prevent drive letter shifting.

 

[xrobwx71]

Now we know for certain, X can be manually assigned to any drive or partition. Thanks.

 

[britechguy]

And just to confirm what's already been said, one of my external USB backup drives has been assigned the drive letter X on all machines on which I use them. The other one is V.

 

[x BlueRobot]

I meant RE - Recovery Environment. Are they booted from the RE and running chkdsk on X would be the recovery partition correct?

It's very likely they've booted into WinRE and then chose command prompt option. The command prompt title will say X:\ etc.

 

[xrobwx71]

It's very likely they've booted into WinRE and then chose command prompt option. The command prompt title will say X:\ etc.

Thank the gods, I was afraid that the only possibility was that X could be manually assigned to any drive or partition.

For future reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...ry-environment-winre-to-troubleshoot-common-s

 

[x BlueRobot]

I was afraid that the only possibility was that X could be manually assigned to any drive or partition.

I believe it still can, however, I think WinRE possibly views drive letters differently than the standard operating environment.