CHKDSK Finds Lost Clusters When ScanDisk Does Not (104540)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q104540

SYMPTOMS

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

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

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, run CHKDSK /F.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/1999
Keywords:KB104540