How to run Chkdsk on all drives at startup on Windows Server 2003R2

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I am struggling to find a way to automate chkdsk /f on all drives at startup, as so far I couldn't accomplish this task.

Cannot use chkdsk in a batch file, as it would require user intervention (Y/N prompts in case of locked volumes).
The "fsutil dirty set " method will not work completely, only the c: drive check will be executed at startup

Any idea?

I've never heard of anyone ever running chkdsk as a preventive maintenance measure. — joeqwerty, Apr 03 '15 at 15:29
Don't you ever scan your disks for faulty file system? Once a week seems reasonable to me... — Riccardo, Apr 03 '15 at 15:45
Have I ever run it? Yes. Have I done it on a regular schedule as part of a preventive maintenance plan? No. Has anyone else? It's doubtful. — joeqwerty, Apr 03 '15 at 16:09
He needs to do it because he's still running Win2k3 on hardware. Not that that is a good scenario for anyone, mind you. — mfinni, Apr 03 '15 at 16:12
@mfinni, do newer Windows Server versions offer other techniques for filesystem integrity check — Riccardo, Apr 05 '15 at 17:07
Newer operating systems are typically on virtualized hardware. — mfinni, Apr 05 '15 at 19:11
Yes, but virtualization will not prevent errors in the filesystem, mainly due to operating system failure or system "glitches", thus a regular filesystem check schedule should be mandatory — Riccardo, Apr 10 '15 at 08:31

James · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-04T02:45:13.443

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I use this utility: chkdskall
You can use chkdsk in a batch file by echoing the Y and piping it to chkdsk as follows:

echo Y | chkdsk c: /f

edited Apr 04 '15 at 02:45

answered Apr 03 '15 at 12:13

James

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1) I have tried chkdskall utility, however at boot time it won't check all disks 2) Firstly, not all prompts are the same, (for example as for c: drive the only prompt will be about possibility to schedule a check at next boot. while on other locked drives the first prompt will ask to forcibly dismount the disk + a second prompt to schedule at next boot), secondly, locked disks will be checked at reboot, while unlocked units will be checked immediately. Unsuitable – Riccardo Apr 03 '15 at 15:19
Can you elaborate? Which drives does chkdskall not check? – James Apr 04 '15 at 02:42
When I run chkdskall I get something like this: Drive A:\ (Type Removable): No fixed drive, skipping. Drive C:\ (Type Fixed): Chkdsk successfully scheduled. Drive D:\ (Type CDRom): No fixed drive, skipping. Drive E:\ (Type Fixed): Chkdsk successfully scheduled. Drive F:\ (Type Fixed): Chkdsk successfully scheduled. Drive R:\ (Type Network): No fixed drive, skipping. – James Apr 04 '15 at 03:05
I get: C:\Program Files\Chkdskall>ChkdskAll.exe Drive C:\ (Type Fixed): Chkdsk successfully scheduled. Drive D:\ (Type CDRom): No fixed drive, skipping. Drive Q:\ (Type Fixed): Chkdsk for drive Q:\ is already scheduled. Drive S:\ (Type Fixed): Chkdsk for drive S:\ is already scheduled. Drive T:\ (Type Fixed): Chkdsk for drive T:\ is already scheduled. Drive W:\ (Type Fixed): Chkdsk successfully scheduled. However Q:,S: & T: won't run chkdsk at startup. Only C: & W: will do – Riccardo Apr 05 '15 at 17:11
Basically when launched it will schedule disk check for C: and that all other disks are already scheduled for check, however at boot only diks C: will be verified – Riccardo Jun 25 '15 at 12:40
ok sorry, I don't know why it isn't working for you – James Jul 07 '15 at 06:14

How to run Chkdsk on all drives at startup on Windows Server 2003R2

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