How often should I run CHKDSK?

Question

Should running CHKDSK.exe be part of a regular Windows maintenance (like disk defragmenting) or it should only be run when having trouble? If it should be run regularly, how often? Thanks.

jmwills · Answer

Only if you get an error message stating you need to run it, in my opinion.

msil217 · Answer

In my opinion, running CHKDSK about once a week is preventive maintenence. My computer tends to get a lot of "orphaned" entries, which sometimes leads to being unable to delete a file, or even if the file is deleted, the icon stays behind.

If you don't tend to have problems like that, you can get by doing it once a month, or longer.

alegator · Answer

Thanks everyone for their views on this. There seems to be no definite answer to CHKDSK. For some reason I believe that running CHKDSK is like running those reg cleaner programs (TweakNow, Norton Systemworks, etc), and in my opinion they slowly degrade the OS stability. In this respect I believe CHKDSK is the mildest of all, as it's part of the OS.

pcrannel · Answer

I run CHKDSK  once a month. It's part of regular routine along with weekly disc clean up , defrag and anti-virus scans.

Gmanson · Answer

Tweaknow is alittle somewhat harmful in my opinion I only use chkdsk At least on some uninstall occasions and when something wont delete as stated above or I have a registry problem. Use CCLEANER to fix alot of that and I have instructions on my website that can help you go through it. If you dont understand ask here.

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msil217 · Answer

Pardon me if I'm wrong, but isn't Freewebs a website that can put spyware on your computer?? That's what I've heard.

Gmanson · Answer

No not to my knowledge have had anything like that.

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How often should I run CHKDSK?

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