old chk dsk files

mahendran · 09-10-2004, 04:59 AM

dear friends,
when tried to disk clean drive C, i have noticed "old chk dsk files taking about 131224K space. what is it? Is it an essential file if not how to get rid the same.

cooljeba · 09-10-2004, 05:27 AM

Those are the files created by scan disk and u can safely delete them and recover some space

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

sailendra · 09-10-2004, 06:06 AM

hmm...those files are created by a program callled chkdsk.exe. This will run during boot time if your system is not shutdown properly. It will scan your disk and look for logical errors and any data that is not marked as belonging to any file. Those .chk files are created when files are left open because of improper or suddent shutdown.
Its safe to delete them...

mahendran · 09-10-2004, 06:34 AM

how to delete the same?because it is not getting deleted>

cooljeba · 09-10-2004, 07:19 AM

lol u can chkdsk as the younger brother of scan disk

reboot ur system and delete....
or press shift+delete to remove completely without sending it to the recycle bin

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

09-10-2004, 04:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
mahendran Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Thottakad,Kottayam,Kerala Posts: 96	old chk dsk files dear friends, when tried to disk clean drive C, i have noticed "old chk dsk files taking about 131224K space. what is it? Is it an essential file if not how to get rid the same.

09-10-2004, 05:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
cooljeba Alpha Geek Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On Your monitor! Posts: 560	Those are the files created by scan disk and u can safely delete them and recover some space ..:: peace ::.. Jeba __________________ India's answer to Imageshack

09-10-2004, 06:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
mahendran Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Thottakad,Kottayam,Kerala Posts: 96	old chk dsk files how to delete the same?because it is not getting deleted>

09-10-2004, 07:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
cooljeba Alpha Geek Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On Your monitor! Posts: 560	lol u can chkdsk as the younger brother of scan disk reboot ur system and delete.... or press shift+delete to remove completely without sending it to the recycle bin ..:: peace ::.. Jeba __________________ India's answer to Imageshack

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09-10-2004, 06:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
sailendra Broken In Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bangalore Posts: 174	hmm...those files are created by a program callled chkdsk.exe. This will run during boot time if your system is not shutdown properly. It will scan your disk and look for logical errors and any data that is not marked as belonging to any file. Those .chk files are created when files are left open because of improper or suddent shutdown. Its safe to delete them...