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"Cannot lock current drive" (to do chkdsk scan in cmdprompt).
"Cannot lock current drive" ...and therefore I must schedule scan on reboot.
So how do I lock current drive to go ahead with scan without rebooting first?
"Cannot lock current drive" ...and therefore I must schedule scan on reboot.
So how do I lock current drive to go ahead with scan without rebooting first?
Current drive, I guess is C: . This contains my whole cyber-life files. Type of file system is NTFS
You can't, it is in use. You have to reboot to run the chkdsk.
Disk Check
In windows 8, you are able to run a disk check on drive c without restarting, all previous versions of windows require a restart of the Operating system.
Hmmm...finally I found something I like about W8. Thanks guys, but I would rather just reboot.
BTW, can chkdsk be done in cmdprompt in W8?
Yes it can,
CHKDSK - Check a Drive for Errors in Windows 8
Yes and in windows 7. You would rather reboot? That is what its going to do when you check both boxes and have it check drive c, prompt to reboot. Unless you meant rather not have to reboot.
Here are the multiple ways to run check disk in windows 7:
Disk Check
You can see the results in event viewer,
Check Disk (chkdsk) - Read Event Viewer Log