Windows 10: chkdsk /f cmd killed my C drive completely. Why?

Discus and support chkdsk /f cmd killed my C drive completely. Why? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I ran chkdsk cmd and it found an error. So I ran the fix command but it said can't run the command now due to other process work and asked me would you... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/SanityfortheWeak, Dec 21, 2020.

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    /u/SanityfortheWeak Win User

    chkdsk /f cmd killed my C drive completely. Why?


    I ran chkdsk cmd and it found an error. So I ran the fix command but it said can't run the command now due to other process work and asked me would you run it later so I chose Y. And after reboot, chkdsk did some work during Windows launch and immidiately showed me blue screen after finish.

    And my PC stuck in the boot failure loop so I tried to restore it via usb boot driver but when I ran dir cmd on the W10 install screen, I noticed everything on C drive completely erased. Why?? What the hell is gone wrong???

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    /u/SanityfortheWeak, Dec 21, 2020
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  2. JELO SEN
    Jelo Sen Win User

    chkdsk c: /F

    It might be an error on the drive. We suggests that you follow the troubleshooting steps below:

    • Run Disk Cleanup utility to clear your junk files.
    • Open an elevated CMD type sfc /scannow and hit Enter to run the System File Checker.
    • Once the scan is completed, restart your computer. Remember to exit ChkDsk
      during boot.
    • Next, again open CMD as admin type
      Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth       and hit Enter to repair the Windows image.
    • Now see if ChkDsk able to complete the scan.

    Note: Before doing the steps, make sure you save a back up of your files.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Jelo Sen, Dec 21, 2020
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  3. JELO SEN
    Jelo Sen Win User
    chkdsk c: /F

    We appreciate the response. I'm referring to Check Disk (chkdsk) utility tool. If you haven't tried yet, we suggest that you run a chkdsk by:

    • Press Windows Key + X button to bring up the power user menu.
    • In the power user menu, select the Command Prompt (Admin) option.Click Yes when you are presented with a UAC window requesting permission to launch the Command Prompt as Administrator.
    • In the new Command Prompt window, type chkdsk E: /f /r /x. Here you should replace E with your drive letter.
    This option will run chkdsk to check and repair disk errors in Windows 10. The “/f” parameter tells CHKDSK to fix any errors it finds; “/r” tells it to locate the bad sectors on the drive and recover readable information; “/x” forces the drive to dismount
    before the process starts.

    Keep us updated with the result.
     
    Jelo Sen, Dec 21, 2020
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  4. JELO SEN
    Jelo Sen Win User

    chkdsk /f cmd killed my C drive completely. Why?

    chkdsk c: /F

    We need more information about your query, can you see the drive in Device Manager? If chkdsk doesn't work, we suggest to try the steps provided by

    Greg Carmack - Windows MVP     on this
    thread    .

    Post back with the results.
     
    Jelo Sen, Dec 21, 2020
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