CHKDSK Syntax
The syntax for CHKDSK is as follows
CHKDSK [volume[[path]filename]]] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/X] [/I] [/C] [/L[:size]] [/B] [/scan] [/spotfix]
| Volume | specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name |
| Filename | FAT/FAT32 only: Specified the files to check for fragmentation |
| /F | fixes error on the disk. |
| /V | OnFAT/FAT32: Display the full path and name of every file on the disk. On NTFS: Displays cleanup messages if any. |
| /R | Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /F) |
| /L:size | NTFS only: Changes the log file size to the specified number of kilobytes. If size is not specified, displays current size. |
| /X | forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. All open handles to the volume would then be invalid (implies /F). |
| /I | NTFS only: Performs a less vigorous check of index entries |
| /C | NTFS only: Skips checking of cycles in the folder structure. |
| /B | NTFS only: Re-evaluates bad clusters on the volume (implies R) |
| /scan | NTFS only: Runs an online scan on the volume |
| /forceofflinefix | NTFS only: (must be used with "/scan") Bypass all online repair; all defects found are queued for offline repair (i.e. "chkdsk /spotfix"). |
| /perf | NTFS only: Must be used with "/scan") |
| Uses more system resources to complete a scan as fast as | |
| /spotfix | NTFS only: (Must be used with "/scan") used more system resourcwes to complete a scan as fast as possible. This option may have a negative performance impact on other tasks running on the system |
| /sdcleanup | NTFS only: Garbage collect unneded security descriptor data *implies /F). |
| /offlinescanandfix | Runs an offline scan and fix on the volume. |
