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Microsoft DOS chkntfs command

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About chkntfs
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Chkntfs syntax
Examples

About chkntfs

The chkntfs command is used to display or modify the checking of the disk drive using NTFS at boot time.

Availability

The chkntfs.exe command is an external command and is available in the below Microsoft operating systems. 

Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Index

Category:
MS-DOS

Companies:
Microsoft

Related Pages:
Hard disk drive help
Operating systems

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Syntax

Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.

CHKNTFS volume [...]
CHKNTFS /D
CHKNTFS /T[:time]
CHKNTFS /X volume [...]
CHKNTFS /C volume [...]

volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name.
/D Restores the machine to the default behavior; all drives are checked at boot time and chkdsk is run on those that are dirty.
/T:time Changes the AUTOCHK initiation count down time to the specified amount of time in seconds. If time is not specified, displays the current setting.
/X Excludes a drive from the default boot-time check. Excluded drives are not accumulated between command invocations.
/C Schedules a drive to be checked at boot time; chkdsk will run if the drive is dirty.

If no switches are specified, CHKNTFS will display if the specified drive is dirty or scheduled to be checked on next reboot.

Examples

chkntfs /d

Restores the computer back to the default settings and all drives are checked at boot if they are dirty.

 

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