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    THOMAS CONLON Guest

    Chkdsk hangs - what else can be done??

    I apparently have some disk corruption problems in my PST file, as Outlook
    starts with, with "Data error, cyclic redundancy check" upon starting
    Outlook. As per earlier advice, i ran chkdsk /r. But,
    chkdsk hangs. The % done on phase 4, file data check, was moving along at
    1% per every 1 to 5 minutes. Then, at exactly 50%, it just stopped moving.
    I left it for a few hours, but no further progress (so i interrupted it).
    The disk light was on continually, but no progress in % complete.

    So, are there any further suggestions? Is there any disk utility more
    robust than chkdsk available? It seems wierd to me that this utility can't
    bypass something bad and do the best it can to complete its work, rather
    than just hanging. I mean, thats why you're running chkdsk, right, because
    there is possibly something bad on the disk.

    Any alternative suggestions to chkdsk are greatly appreciated.

    Thanks, tom.



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    FreeComputerConsultant.com Guest

    Re: Chkdsk hangs - what else can be done??

    I like SpinRite for that situation; saved a drive/data more than once
    for me.

    www.GRC.com

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    THOMAS CONLON wrote:
    > I apparently have some disk corruption problems in my PST file, as Outlook
    > starts with, with "Data error, cyclic redundancy check" upon starting
    > Outlook. As per earlier advice, i ran chkdsk /r. But,
    > chkdsk hangs. The % done on phase 4, file data check, was moving along at
    > 1% per every 1 to 5 minutes. Then, at exactly 50%, it just stopped moving.
    > I left it for a few hours, but no further progress (so i interrupted it).
    > The disk light was on continually, but no progress in % complete.
    >
    > So, are there any further suggestions? Is there any disk utility more
    > robust than chkdsk available? It seems wierd to me that this utility can't
    > bypass something bad and do the best it can to complete its work, rather
    > than just hanging. I mean, thats why you're running chkdsk, right, because
    > there is possibly something bad on the disk.
    >
    > Any alternative suggestions to chkdsk are greatly appreciated.
    >
    > Thanks, tom.
    >
    >


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