1.2 – Disk Management Commands

Question 1

Storage Commands

chkdsk

Answer 1

scans a disk in hopes of recovering corrupted files [replacing files]

Question 2

Storage Commands

chkdsk/f

Answer 2

fixes errors on the disk

Question 3

Storage Commands

chkdsk/r

Answer 3

fixes errors & locates bad sectors and put recovered files in part that isn’t damaged

CANNOT run in Windows when in use

–Schedule next time system restarts

Question 4

Storage Commands

format

Answer 4

erases a disk file applying a file system [lose your data]

Question 5

Storage Commands

format/fs

Answer 5

specifies the type of file system [FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS]

*format d:/ fs: ntfs = will format the D drive as NTFS

Question 6

Storage Commands

format/q

Answer 6

performs a quick format

*format d:/ fs: fat32 / q
= will quick format the D drive as FAT32

Question 7

Storage Commands

convert

Answer 7

changes FAT / FAT32 file system to NTFS WITHOUT erasing files

–convert/fs = specifies that the volume will be converted to NTFS

CANNOT convert NTFS to any other file system

Question 8

Storage Commands

convert e:/ fs: ntfs

Answer 8

change FAT32 to NTFS without deleting files

–Enter volume label for drive E: ocs

Question 9

Storage Commands

format /q e:

Answer 9

Enter volume label for drive E: ocs

Lose ALL data

Question 10

Storage Commands

DISKPART

Answer 10

is a command line partition management tool

very elaborate command

–Taking a drive
–Detach a drive
–Create / delete partition within a drive