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CHKDSK Stuck on same file during stage 4/5 for 15+ hours
Hi,
Thanks for your time and help in advance. Here's what happened:
I've been getting some corrupted files on download, especially when using a DL program called JDownloader; some people in related forums mentioned that checking the disk via CHKDSK solved the problem, and I decided to do a check on my data partition (D:\). My OS and all system files are on partition (C:\) of the same 1TB HDD. I've run chkdsk on the C: partition before with no issues, but first time running it for the D: partition.
I knew that CHKDSK would take a while to run, so I left it alone. But when I came back to check, it had been stuck on
The previous stages were all reported as completed and no error is shown. It has been stuck on this particular file (20162 of 47600) for at least 15 hours now--since I came back to check on it, I don't know how long it's been stuck there before I came to check.CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
10 percent complete. (20162 of 47600 files processed)
More importantly, the HDD activity light is not blinking at all. However, the HDD is still spinning (I checked by opening the case and feeling the HDD's vibration). It doesn't appear to be making any of the read/access sounds that it usually makes, however.
Some additional info:
- Everything, other than the download/corrupt file problem I mention above, had been running smoothly. I had no reason to suspect any HDD issues; wanted to run CHKDSK just to figure out if it is the cause of the corrupt downloads.
- I partitioned the 1TB partition into two equal portions. This particular partition (D:\) has about ~120GB free space left.
Please let me know what I should do in this circumstance. I'm tempted to reset the computer but fear aborting CHKDSK would cause issues. I don't mind waiting, but with the HDD light not blinking at all, I fear that even if I keep waiting it will just continue to be stuck at that point.