ColeLT1 wrote:
Just FYI for anyone reading this, during the days of windows 95/98/ME there used to be a chkdsk every time you turned your computer on, if it did not properly shut down. They removed this because people complained, but this does not mean it was not needed...
chkdsk /r should be run like once a month or so, or every time after your computer does not properly shut down / locks up.
chkdsk /f is a faster version, but does less of a check, this one is great to fix a quick issue and move on, the /r does the same thing as the /f except it also checks free space on the drive for physical errors.
So general rule, run a chkdsk /r and then defrag like once a month to keep your computer running better.
Alright I remember you told me about chkdsk /r a long long time ago, but I forgot about it, but I just re-installed TuneUp Utilities and I already run it about every 2 weeks along with a virus scan weekly to keep my computer fresh also so I should be fine now.