Can I stop chkdsk once it starts? Using it to fix external HDD

Rarara said:

This is what happened :

Getting errors with new external HDD, stuck at "calculating" : techsupport

and I was running chkdsk with /r flag, just that it's taking a long time (hours) and doens't look to be ending.

It's probably NOT a good idea to try to stop it, in the middle of a run.
That could cause issues.

The one thing I can promise you... the world won't end while you're running chkdsk /r
It may seem like it, but it won't end.

Large drives do take a while to complete chkdsk /r
As mentioned at reddit. Next time, just run CrystalDiskInfo. It will check your disk in a few seconds.

Chkdsk is really for disks that DO have problems, that need repairing.

Rarara said:

I ran CrystalDisk but it could't scan hard drives. Drive still has problems.

Right. CrystalDiskInfo is just... information.
Chkdsk is the tool.

What "Stage" are you on in chkdsk?
Stage 4 and Stage 5 take the longest.

Rarara said:

This is what happened :

Getting errors with new external HDD, stuck at "calculating" : techsupport

and I was running chkdsk with /r flag, just that it's taking a long time (hours) and doens't look to be ending.

I have never had an issue stopping it early but if it is taking a long time, that could be an early sign of disk failure. I would let it run to end if yiu can, but I would not worry unduly if you had to cancel it.

@Rarara,

Are you the Berabouman in the Reddit forum?

If yes, I would recommend that you return the no name cheap chinese product and buy one of a reputed brand.

Hello @Rarara,

To check for potential Disk Failure, Copy & Paste the following into a CMD Prompt and press Enter . . .

Code:

@echo off
for /f "usebackq delims=" %a in (`"wmic /NameSpace:\\Root\wmi Path MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus"`) do (
  for /f "delims=" %b in ("%a") do (
    if not "%b"=="" echo  %a
  )
)

It will output something like this . . .

Code:

 Active  InstanceName                                                PredictFailure  Reason
 TRUE    SCSI\Disk&Ven_TOSHIBA&Prod_MK6034GSX\4&18e9b586&0&000000_0  FALSE           0

I hope this helps.