SCANDISK undo

PJ o' Riordan · 07-12-2005, 05:05 AM

Hi fokes, introductions i'm new to the form for one reason. Scandisk picked up lost fragment errors on boot up in my D drv (30gb partition) and told me that i can fix the problem from within windows. I ran scandsk to fix the problem and it did. But to my disheartment i find it did not just fix the problem, it altered file and folder names e.g Dir00007 and the file within have the dos name '3dsmax~1'. I also find in D main directory files with checkdsk extention File001b.chk. Also drive capacity has changed.

If anyone could help i would be eternally indeathed.

Best regards

Pj

**Terrister** · 07-12-2005, 12:09 PM

never tried this before, but there is a scandisk /undo command.

Let us know if this works. Thanks.

phaenilda · 07-12-2005, 12:54 PM

I don't understand the problem? All it did was rename the folders and change the partition size?

Tip: Don't try to sound smart with big words, it makes you look like an idiot when you misspell them and use them incorrectly. Indeathed? Disheartment? Come on.

PJ o' Riordan · 07-13-2005, 06:44 AM

Who the hell do you think you are to come onto this thread and insult me. If your don't have anything valid to say, you can take your opinion and shove it where the sun don't shine, Sir. If you can't see the damage if did to my partition you shouldn't giving advice in the first place.

**Fox** · 07-13-2005, 06:47 AM

phaenilda your post was entirely inappropriate. If you don't understand the problem, don't even bother posting. If that's what we can expect from you, you won't last very long here.

phaenilda · 07-13-2005, 07:08 AM

I was asking for clarification of the problem, nothing more. I did not mean to insult.

**Fox** · 07-13-2005, 07:45 AM

It's fine that you didn't understand the problem and it would have been fine to ask for clarification, but you did offend PJ- so the apology should be to him, not me.

In the future just keep in mind that there is a real person behind each post, so if you wouldn't say it to someone in person, don't say it to someone here.

Chevy · 07-13-2005, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PJ o' Riordan

Hi fokes, introductions i'm new to the form for one reason. Scandisk picked up lost fragment errors on boot up in my D drv (30gb partition) and told me that i can fix the problem from within windows. I ran scandsk to fix the problem and it did. But to my disheartment i find it did not just fix the problem, it altered file and folder names e.g Dir00007 and the file within have the dos name '3dsmax~1'. I also find in D main directory files with checkdsk extention File001b.chk. Also drive capacity has changed.

If anyone could help i would be eternally indeathed.

Best regards

Pj

PJ ..

Reboot into safe mode (keep pressing F8 during boot and you'll get a menu).

Once there run this command (type it in a press enter):

scandisk d: /surface /autofix /nosave /nosummary

When that finishes, run this:

del d:\*.chk /s

Reboot the computer and let Windows come up in normal mode. Open My Computer, then open the D drive. Delete the folders DIR000x.

The .chk files are pieces of lost chains - usually parts of deleted files that weren't marked properly. The DIRXXXX directories were created by scandisk on the off chance that you wanted to recover. Deleting these should have no ill effects.

07-12-2005, 05:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
PJ o' Riordan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2 OS: win98	SCANDISK undo Hi fokes, introductions i'm new to the form for one reason. Scandisk picked up lost fragment errors on boot up in my D drv (30gb partition) and told me that i can fix the problem from within windows. I ran scandsk to fix the problem and it did. But to my disheartment i find it did not just fix the problem, it altered file and folder names e.g Dir00007 and the file within have the dos name '3dsmax~1'. I also find in D main directory files with checkdsk extention File001b.chk. Also drive capacity has changed. If anyone could help i would be eternally indeathed. Best regards Pj

07-12-2005, 12:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	never tried this before, but there is a scandisk /undo command. Let us know if this works. Thanks. __________________

07-12-2005, 12:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	I don't understand the problem? All it did was rename the folders and change the partition size? Tip: Don't try to sound smart with big words, it makes you look like an idiot when you misspell them and use them incorrectly. Indeathed? Disheartment? Come on. __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-13-2005, 07:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	I was asking for clarification of the problem, nothing more. I did not mean to insult. __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-13-2005, 06:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
PJ o' Riordan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2 OS: win98	Who the hell do you think you are to come onto this thread and insult me. If your don't have anything valid to say, you can take your opinion and shove it where the sun don't shine, Sir. If you can't see the damage if did to my partition you shouldn't giving advice in the first place.

07-13-2005, 06:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	phaenilda your post was entirely inappropriate. If you don't understand the problem, don't even bother posting. If that's what we can expect from you, you won't last very long here.

07-13-2005, 07:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	It's fine that you didn't understand the problem and it would have been fine to ask for clarification, but you did offend PJ- so the apology should be to him, not me. In the future just keep in mind that there is a real person behind each post, so if you wouldn't say it to someone in person, don't say it to someone here.