Solved "Cannot lock current drive" (to do chkdsk scan in cmdprompt).

[pappi]

"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?

 

[Kaktussoft]

"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?

What is drive letter of current drive? What's on it?

 

[pappi]

Current drive, I guess is C: . This contains my whole cyber-life files. Type of file system is NTFS

 

[derekimo]

"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.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

 

[andrew129260]

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.

 

[pappi]

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?

 

[derekimo]

BTW, can chkdsk be done in cmdprompt in W8?

Yes it can,

CHKDSK - Check a Drive for Errors in Windows 8

 

[andrew129260]

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:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

 

[pappi]

sorry, wrong entry.

 

[derekimo]

You can see the results in event viewer,

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/96938-check-disk-chkdsk-read-event-viewer-log.html

 

[pappi]

Hi Derek.... All the link shows about cmdprompt is the instruction on orders of command...meaning letters after chkdsk C:/...which is either f or r or b, exactly like in W7.

I still did not see chkdsk started and completed in cmdprompt like the way sfc /scannow is done.

 

[derekimo]

Hi Derek.... All the link shows about cmdprompt is the instruction on orders of command...meaning letters after chkdsk C:/...which is either f or r or b, exactly like in W7.

I still did not see chkdsk started and completed in cmdprompt like the way sfc /scannow is done.

You wont see it like an SFC scan because you are going to have to reboot.

If you want to see it in the cmd window it has to be a non system disk like this flash drive,

 

[pappi]

So the correct answer to my question: "BTW, can chkdsk be done in cmdprompt in W8?" is NO, "....because you are going to have to reboot".

I have always wanted to be able to do chkdsk scan in cmdprompt because I think it would be faster. For a moment I thought W8 was the answer. Apparently not.

BTW, what does locking the current drive mean? If I log off and log in again without restarting, is my current drive locked?

 

[derekimo]

So the correct answer to my question: "BTW, can chkdsk be done in cmdprompt in W8?" is NO, "....because you are going to have to reboot".

I have always wanted to be able to do chkdsk scan in cmdprompt because I think it would be faster. For a moment I thought W8 was the answer. Apparently not.

I gave you the correct answer, it just depends on whether the disk is a system disk or not.

 

[pappi]

What other disk is scanned in dskchk that can be done in cmdprompt like sfc scan is done?

How about my external HD where I keep all my back-ups?

 

[derekimo]

You have to specify that disk like I did with the flash drive above, it will show in the cmd window.

So yes your external not being a system disk will show like an SFC does in the CMD window.