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Questions about interpreting chkdsk and ntfs

June 27th, 2010, 12:12

Does anyone know if there's a guide to interpreting chkdsk results?

In particular, I'd like know what file or directory an index number refers to.

Re: Questions about interpreting chkdsk and ntfs

June 27th, 2010, 22:57

In the absence of better information, you may find the following URLs useful, even though they do not directly answer your question.

Sysinternals File and Disk Utilities:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysi ... 45046.aspx

NTFSInfo v1.0:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysi ... 97424.aspx

Tip: How to determine which file occupies a particular sector:
http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Barracuda- ... 567#M15364

Here is the usage info for nfi.exe:
http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/temp/ph3nfi.htm
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