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MS DOS Command: CHKNTFS

Reference from Microsoft WinXP cmd help

Description

Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.

Syntax

CHKNTFS volume [...]

CHKNTFS /D

CHKNTFS /T[:time]

CHKNTFS /X volume [...]

CHKNTFS /C volume [...]

Parameters

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 countdown 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.

Remarks

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