How do you open file000.chk and dir000.chk files and folders

Melissa said:

Well I found out the hard way. After uploading and one of the programs scanning the devices - the association has changed my .chk files - how do I get this back on my System.

I think it is in file associate I now have filescout.exe that is trying to open everything.

Last time I trust third party freeware stuff for a while

uninstall filescout. Check associations afterwards

How do you uninstall filescout - it is not a program on my lap top

I will post results the best I know that I can :

I marked the results in Command Prompt and I left off the portion of the end.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft

C:\Users\Melissa & Grant>chkd
The type of the file system i

Chkdsk cannot run because the
process. Chkdsk may run if t
ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VO
Would you like to force a dis

Chkdsk cannot run because the
process. Would you like to s
checked the next time the sys

Chkdsk could not schedule thi
the next time the system rest

C:\Users\Melissa & Grant>chkd
The type of the file system i
Volume label is Expansion Dri

CHKDSK is verifying files (st
37632 file records processe
File verification completed.
0 large file records proces
0 bad file records processe
0 EA records processed.
0 reparse records processed
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (
40358 index entries process
Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.
0 unindexed files recovered
CHKDSK is verifying security
37632 file SDs/SIDs process
Security descriptor verificat
1364 data files processed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journ
29288896 USN bytes processe
Usn Journal verification comp
Windows has checked the file

488384032 KB total disk spac
72790844 KB in 36157 files.
15816 KB in 1365 indexes
0 KB in bad sectors.
147436 KB in use by the s
65536 KB occupied by the
415429936 KB available on di

4096 bytes in each allo
122096008 total allocation u
103857484 allocation units a

C:\Users\Melissa & Grant>

I think everything may be alright. I could not retrieve most items - but that will be alright.

Thanks everyone - I also will mark as solved.

I think that you people are amazing assisting a beginner like me.

When did you use filescout the first time?

filescout is uninstalled now? file associations are normal again?
Goto c:\\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\ and check the creation date of filescout. Then you know when you installed it. What creation date has it? (rightclick filescout folder->properties to see "creation date")

Do this System Restore
and go back in date/time BEFORE installing filescout. File associations should be normal afterwards

Don't talk that much and only show relevant things!
I don't see filescout in file associations screenshot. Is it not a that list anymore?