Tag: chkdsk on raw drive


  • Chkdsk on Raw Drive What You Must Do First to Protect Your Data

    Let’s get one thing straight right away: running chkdsk on a RAW drive is a terrible idea. You might be tempted, especially if Windows suggests it, but the chkdsk command is built for filesystems it recognizes, like NTFS or FAT32. A RAW drive is, by definition, a drive with a filesystem Windows doesn't recognize. Trying…