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Are you receiving errors like “file not found” or “disk not found” you may need chkdsk

Posted by sporg

There are many more strange errors that can be caused by a corrupt file or problems in the file system. But they will always show when you try to open something or save something. If you receive an error like this your first call should be to run a check on the hard disk. In this article we will have a look at two ways to run a check on your hard disk using chkdsk.

Through my computer

1. Click Start.
2. Click on My Computer.
3. A new window will open displaying the drives in your computer.
4. Right click on the drive you want to check.
5. A menu will display, Click on Properties.
6. A dialog window will open, Click on the Tools tab.
7. Click on Check Now…
   
8. In the new dialog click the tick box for these option:
   1. Automatically fix system errors.
   2. Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
9. Click Start.

Through the command prompt

1. Click Start.
2. Click Run.
3. Type cmd in the open drop down box
4. Click OK.
5. A Command Prompt opens
6. Type chkdsk <drive> /f.
   1. Replace <drive> with the drive letter you would like to scan i.e. chkdsk c: /f
      
7. If you are trying to check the system drive chkdsk may not be able to run, but it gives you the option to do the check on the next time the computer starts.

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Are you receiving a “file not found” error when opening a file?

Posted by sporg

There are two possible reasons for this error.

First thing to do is to find the file you want to open in windows explore. From there use the address bar and count how may characters make up the full path. Then count the characters that make up the name of your file. Add them together and if you have more that 255 char you found your problem. Windows has a built in limit when opening a files that will not allow it to open files that have a full path larger than 255 characters.

The second possible reason is that the file system or the file itself is corrupted. How can this be fixed you may be asking. You need chkdsk. For more info come back and check out our next guide that will show you how to use chkdsk. Or sign up too our RSS feed so that you don’t miss a thing.

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