TomBrooklyn
Premium
join:2002-03-04
Brooklyn, NY
 ·Verizon Online DSL
|  [XP Pro] Checkdisk on 2nd HD While Still Using Computer OK?
Hi,
Is it OK to continue to use one's computer while running Checkdisk (Scandisk for XP) on a hard drive that doesn't contain the OS?
My computer is allowing me to do it, and all seems fine, but I was wondering if it was possibly a problem. I'm not trying to access anything that is on the hard drive that is being checked.
Thanks. |
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ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA
| How do you know when you are using a particular program and that particular program is not accessing/using the drive that you are CHKDSK'ing on?
Better be safe than sorry.
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I used to be indecisive, now I am not sure. |
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TomBrooklyn
Premium
join:2002-03-04
Brooklyn, NY
·Verizon Online DSL
| Hi,
The second HD only has some music files on it I think. I have a 3rd HD also that I only use for Acronis True Image backups.
I don't think they would get accessed, but I'm not sure.
If they were, would that screw up the Chkdsk? |
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ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA
| said by TomBrooklyn  :I don't think they would get accessed, but I'm not sure. 
said by TomBrooklyn :If they were, would that screw up the Chkdsk? CHKDSK is a program and will not be screwed up.
It could screw up the filesysem in that partition depending on the program switch.
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I used to be indecisive, now I am not sure. |
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