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Chkdsk method of the Win32_LogicalDisk class

The Chkdsk instance method invokes the chkdsk operation on the disk. This method is only applicable to those instances of logical disk that represent a physical disk in the machine. It is not applicable to mapped logical drives.

This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.

Syntax

mof


uint32 Chkdsk(
  boolean FixErrors,
  boolean VigorousIndexCheck,
  boolean SkipFolderCycle,
  boolean ForceDismount,
  boolean RecoverBadSectors,
  boolean OKToRunAtBootUp
);

Parameters

FixErrors: Indicates what should be done to errors found on the disk. If true, then errors are fixed. The default is false.
VigorousIndexCheck: If true, a vigorous check of index entries should be performed. The default is true.
SkipFolderCycle: If true, the folder cycle checking should be skipped. The default is true.
ForceDismount: If true, the drive should be forced to dismount before checking. The default is false.
RecoverBadSectors: If true, the bad sectors should be located and the readable information should be recovered from these sectors. The default is false.
OKToRunAtBootUp: If true, the chkdsk operation should be performed at next boot up time, in case the operation could not be performed because the disk is locked at time this method is called. The default is false.

Return value

Return code	Description
0	Success - Chkdsk Completed
1	Success - Locked and Chkdsk Scheduled on Reboot
2	Failure - Unknown File System
3	Failure - Unknown Error

Examples

For script code examples, see WMI Tasks for Scripts and Applications and the TechNet ScriptCenter Script Repository.

For C++ code examples, see WMI C++ Application Examples.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Namespace	\root\CIMV2
MOF	Cimwin32.mof
DLL	Cimwin32.dll

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