Windows – NTFS partition crashes chkdsk

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Unfortunately I had a couple of hard resets on a machine and it seems to have damaged an NTFS partition. O/S is Windows 2012R2.

C:\Users\Administrator>chkdsk d:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is XXXXXXX.

WARNING!  F parameter not specified.
Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.

Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
  18085632 file records processed.
File verification completed.
  5195 large file records processed.
  0 bad file records processed.

Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
  18240430 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
CHKDSK is scanning unindexed files for reconnect to their original directory.
  1 unindexed files scanned.
An unspecified error occurred (6672732e637878 56f).

Any suggestions other than reformat/restore from backup to fix the partition?

Best Answer

You need to check S.M.A.R.T first.

In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands, pressing Enter after each:

wmic

diskdrive get status

Or you can use CrystalDiskInfo http://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.html

If HDD health is NOT OK, you need to change it. If HDD health is OK, you can try to repair by using

chkdsk /f D: and chkdsk /r D: