Scandisk Ü
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 Runs the ScanDisk disk-repair program.

 Syntax: SCANDISK [drive:] [/ALL] [/CHECKONLY | /AUTOFIX [/NOSAVE]]
         [/CUSTOM] [/MONO] [/NOSUMMARY] [/SURFACE]

 To check and repair a drive, use the following syntax:
   SCANDISK [drive: | /ALL] [/CHECKONLY | /AUTOFIX [/NOSAVE]] [/SURFACE]

 To examine a file for fragmentation, use the following syntax:
   SCANDISK /FRAGMENT [drive:][path]filename

   /ALL         Checks and repairs all local drives.
   /AUTOFIX     Fixes damage without prompting.
   /CHECKONLY   Checks a drive, but does not repair any damage.
   /CUSTOM      Configures and runs ScanDisk according to SCANDISK.INI
                settings.
   /NOSAVE      With /AUTOFIX, deletes lost clusters rather than saving
                as files.
   /NOSUMMARY   With /CHECKONLY or /AUTOFIX, prevents ScanDisk from
                stopping at summary screens.
   /SURFACE     Performs a surface scan after other checks.
   /MONO        Configures ScanDisk for use with a monochrome display.

 Why Use It?
 If the power goes off or a program crashes, the FAT table may be
 damaged.  Files may become cross-linked, or clusters may be lost or
 orphaned.  In essence, this means that their addresses have not been
 recorded properly.  When this happens, it is essential that the
 computer be allowed to repair the files and their addresses before
 files are accessed during normal use.

 Drive Problems
 Problems like cross-linked files and lost clusters are "logical"
 problems in the computer's address keeping.  A hard disk can also
 occasionally have physical problems.  A physical hardware problem
 results from a disks' surface being scratched, contaminated, or
 demagnetized.  A hard disk is divided into sectors; one or more of
 the physical sectors can be damaged by jarring, magnets or
 contaminantes such as cigarette ashes (or dropping it in the wash
 machine).  A damaged sector on a hard disk can result in a multitude
 of computer problems.  ScanDisk, however, is also capable of doing a
 surface scan to check for physical damage.  If ScanDisk finds a
 damaged sector, it marks that area as unusable.  Once the computer
 marks a sector as bad, it will quarantine that area so that it will
 not cause any future problems.

 Keep Your Computer In Tip-top Shape
 In addition to using ScanDisk regularly, another FreeDOS tool you will
 find beneficial is Defrag.  Defrag will keep your computer in good shape
 by making sure files are not cross-linked or spread out over vasts
 amounts of clusters.  You will want to run ScanDisk and Defrag once a
 month in order to make sure there are no problems with your computer.