[Maui]

Do I run scandisk first then Disk Defrag or the other way around?

Thanks
Jeanne

 

[JohnWill]

You'd run SCANDISK first, you don't want to try to defrag a filesystem that has issues.

 

[Maui]

Thanks, I'm not clairvoyant either! But it would help.

 

[Maui]

Thanks, I'm not clairvoyant either! But it would help.

Now I can't find my freakin' scandisk and do you run it in safe mode or regular

 

[blaqDeaph]

You'd run SCANDISK first, you don't want to try to defrag a filesystem that has issues.

I remember when Scandisk used to be a proper looking program that ran on windows. The windows XP (assuming you're running XP) scandisk looks quite...well...for the lack of a better word, a pathetic excuse for a scandisk tool.

I'd recommend that you get a 3rd party app to do your scanning. Most disk manufacturers provide some sort of utility for this, you may want to check their website for more details. Personally I don't really trust the new scandisk in XP.

 

[Maui]

Yes I'm running Win XP on a Dell Inspiron 8600. What is Disk Cleanup?

 

[ferrija1]

Yes I'm running Win XP on a Dell Inspiron 8600. What is Disk Cleanup?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

 

[Maui]

So where do I find Scan Disk or how do I re-load it?

 

[stantley]

Go to My computer > C: > Properties > Tools > Error Checking, click 'check now', check both boxes and when you restart it will run. It takes a while to run.

Defrag is on that screen also.

 

[JohnWill]

Actually, "SCANDISK" is a W98 and perhaps WME term. 2K and XP use CHKDSK.

 

[Maui]

Thank you all so much. Chkdisk worked.

 

[blaqDeaph]

Just wondering, how is the one that you access from rightclicking the drive different from the one that you get by start->run & typing "chkdsk", is it just a difference of GUI and CLI?

 

[stantley]

Just wondering, how is the one that you access from rightclicking the drive different from the one that you get by start->run & typing "chkdsk", is it just a difference of GUI and CLI?

Right, when you right click and check both boxes it's the same as chkdsk c: /f /r. There are a few other options you can use when you run it from the command line: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/chkdsk.mspx?mfr=true