Windows 7 starts Check Disk every time it starts up

[Cobradabest]

As the title says, my Windows 7 has begun to try and use chkdsk every time it starts up, and no solutions I can find online fix this. "chkntfs /x c:" didn't do anything.



I don't want to go through with the check disk because I dual boot with Ubuntu, and the last time I let it use chkdsk in that scenario, it completely wiped that partition.


What do I do?


Thanks in advance

 

[Paul Black]

Hi Cobradabest,

Welcome to SevenForums!

As the title says, my Windows 7 has begun to try and use chkdsk every time it starts up, and no solutions I can find online fix this. "chkntfs /x c:" didn't do anything.

I don't want to go through with the check disk because I dual boot with Ubuntu, and the last time I let it use chkdsk in that scenario, it completely wiped that partition.

[1] Have you got any other HDD's attached?
[2] Have you tried Startup Repair?

 

[Barman58]

Back up the complete disk, both partitions with your Main OS, ( you could also do the backups individually from inside each OS to be totally sure.

Then you should let the system clear the issue that is triggering the need to run Chkdsk. - the issue will get worse gradually and eventually the disk will fail with possible catastrophic data loss

You may find that it would be a good idea to totally wipe the disk, runs full continuity tests on the disk (surface Check) and reformat the disk and restore the partitions

 

[Paul Black]

Hi Cobradabest,

Then you should let the system clear the issue that is triggering the need to run Chkdsk. - the issue will get worse gradually and eventually the disk will fail with possible catastrophic data loss.

I agree with Barman58.

Then perform the following . . .

Under the heading chkdsk [Check Disk] - Extract The WININIT Run Data Log . . ., please run CHKDSK_Extract_The_WININIT_Run_Data_Log.bat, Option [2] from here => My BATCH PROGRAMS [Standalone] and then upload the results using the tutorial at the bottom of the above link [Upload to SevenForums . . .] and someone will look at it for you.

I hope this helps!

 

[Cobradabest]

Hi Cobradabest,

Welcome to SevenForums!



[1] Have you got any other HDD's attached?
[2] Have you tried Startup Repair?

[1] I don't.
[2] I haven't. I don't know how to access it.

 

[Paul Black]

Hi Cobradabest,

[2] I haven't. I don't know how to access it.

Have you got an installation DVD or USB?

 

[RolandJS]

"...I don't want to go through with the check disk because I dual boot with Ubuntu, and the last time I let it use chkdsk in that scenario, it completely wiped that partition..." Paul, Snick, I'm curious, how does running Windows chkdsk in the Windows partition mess up Ubuntu's partition? I want to learn how that happened.

 

[Paul Black]

Hi Cobradabest,

I don't want to go through with the check disk because I dual boot with Ubuntu, and the last time I let it use chkdsk in that scenario, it completely wiped that partition.

Disk Management

Post a screenshot of the Disk Management => Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image.
Pay special attention to Step 5.

I hope this helps!

 

[Paul Black]

Hi Cobradabest,

As the title says, my Windows 7 has begun to try and use chkdsk every time it starts up, and no solutions I can find online fix this. "chkntfs /x c:" didn't do anything.

[1] To start with, I assume that your Win 7 OS is on the C:\ drive, is that correct?
[2] If that is the case, then you should be run either chkdsk C: /F or chkdsk C: /R, NOT chkntfs /x c:.

 

[Paul Black]

Hi RolandJS,

I'm curious, how does running Windows chkdsk in the Windows partition mess up Ubuntu's partition? I want to learn how that happened.

I think you will find that the particular chkdsk [see above posts] that he run messed it up!

 

[Cobradabest]

If that is the case, then you should be run either chkdsk C: /F or chkdsk C: /R, NOT chkntfs /x c:.

What do those commands do, exactly?

 

[Paul Black]

Hi Cobradabest,

What do those commands do, exactly?

chkdsk C: /F [repair mode] . . .
This Repairs any errors [file system errors or corruptions] on the OS drive but DOESN'T scan for any bad sectors.

chkdsk C: /R [repair mode] . . .
This Repairs any errors [file system errors or corruptions] on the OS drive and DOES Scan for any bad sectors. It then attempts to repair or recover any readable information [implies /F].

I hope this helps!

 

[RolandJS]

"...chkntfs..." was the culprit? Where does that utility come from?

 

[Paul Black]

Hi RolandJS,

"...chkntfs..." was the culprit? Where does that utility come from?

It EXCLUDES drive C:\ from from the chkdsk scan.
That is why I asked him to post a screenshot of the Disk Management.
Depending on the screenshot, he can run chkdsk to EXCLUDE the drive that has Ubuntu installed on it!

 

[Snick]

chkdsk
/r includes /f
/r much longer run-time
I'd check Drive for failure.
Disk Check - Windows 7 Help Forums
Seagate SeaTools for Windows 1.4.0.6
Bill

 

[Megahertz07]

There are two types of disk failures: Logical and physical.
Check disk (chkdsk c: /f) looks for logical problems on a partition (C and fix them. It also can find bad clusters, bad blocks, bad sectors etc but it can't correct them as they are surface (physical) problems on a dying disk that can't be fixed by any tool.
As check disk only scans and corrects a specific M$ partition, there is no chance it can damage a Linux partition.

Let check disk scan your Windows partition. Pay attention on the results, specially bad clusters, bad blocks, bad sectors etc

 

[Snick]

Megahertz07, I agree!
Me:
I usually run chkdsk & seatools both free, great status data on drives!
Bill

 

[RolandJS]

"...bad clusters, bad blocks, bad sectors etc but it can't correct them as they are surface (physical) problems on a dying disk that can't be fixed by any tool..." Awhile back, GRC's SpinRite purports to either refresh a particular sector or have the HDD mark it off-limits to any/all OS. HardDisk Sentinal and a few other products seem to promise at least "telling" HDD mobo to mark bad sector as forever off-limits.

 

[Cobradabest]

Hi Cobradabest,


chkdsk C: /F [repair mode] . . .
This Repairs any errors [file system errors or corruptions] on the OS drive but DOESN'T scan for any bad sectors.

chkdsk C: /R [repair mode] . . .
This Repairs any errors [file system errors or corruptions] on the OS drive and DOES Scan for any bad sectors. It then attempts to repair or recover any readable information [implies /F].

I hope this helps!

Do either of these pose a risk of deleting my Ubuntu partition?

 

[Megahertz07]

Disk check only scans a windows type partition. It won't do anything on a Linux partition.