Re: need help with CHKDSK and disk defragmenter

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From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_Nospam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 12/27/04

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    /p switch

    Performs an exhaustive check even if the drive is not marked for chkdsk to
    run. This parameter does not make any changes to the drive. 

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"Truth_Seeker1" wrote:
|I learned that chkdsk /f means "fix," but what does /p do?
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