Re: How run a CHKDSK on thumbdrive?

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You need to put the drive letter

i.e. chkdsk <drive letter> /f
e.g. chkdsk m: /f



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"Ritter 197" <Ritter197@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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How can I run a CHKDSK on a removable 8 GB drive?

Chkdsk /f always bring up the C: drive and I cannot change it once it
starts.


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