Vista - Corrupt files and files disappearing?

01-01-2008

A little notification popped up saying iTunes had a corrupt file (it also
said that C:/Mft was corrupt), and it said, "use the Chkdsk utility". (I
tried searching for "chkdsk" but it wouldn't let me use it, it said I had to
be at an "elevated level"?)

And then the notification kept popping up, for all sorts of different
programs, not just iTunes but Notepad and Quicktime and everything, and then
all of my files (documents, etc) appeared to be gone. I restarted, and
everything's back, but now I'm very worried.

Anyone know what's going on, and what I can do? Thanks ahead of time!

01-01-2008

Hi Lena,

Run chkdsk from an elevated command prompt. Here are the steps: Click start
and type CMD, then right click the entry that appears in the menu and choose
'run as administrator' (this step is necessary regardless of whether you are
running an admin account). Click continue at the UAC prompt. From the
command prompt, run 'chkdsk C: /r'. You will get an error message that the
drive cannot be locked, and would you like this to be scheduled to run on
the next restart. Type 'y' and hit <enter>. Close the command prompt, then
restart the system.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Lena" <Lena@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F5997102-900B-47EC-B1AE-BBC82080B7B9@xxxxxx

Quote:

>A little notification popped up saying iTunes had a corrupt file (it also
> said that C:/Mft was corrupt), and it said, "use the Chkdsk utility". (I
> tried searching for "chkdsk" but it wouldn't let me use it, it said I had
> to
> be at an "elevated level"?)
>
> And then the notification kept popping up, for all sorts of different
> programs, not just iTunes but Notepad and Quicktime and everything, and
> then
> all of my files (documents, etc) appeared to be gone. I restarted, and
> everything's back, but now I'm very worried.
>
> Anyone know what's going on, and what I can do? Thanks ahead of time!

01-09-2008

Hi Rick,

I'm having the same problem with a Lenovo laptop/Vista Home.
I tried your suggestion - run chkdsk from an elevated prompt, etc.,
but the restart did not run chkdsk. I saw a thread elsewhere that mentioned
rebooting thru SafeMode. Would that kick start chkdsk?
Is there any other way to handle the repeating "corrupt file" message boxes?
Thanks,
Richard

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

Quote:

> Hi Lena,
>
> Run chkdsk from an elevated command prompt. Here are the steps: Click start
> and type CMD, then right click the entry that appears in the menu and choose
> 'run as administrator' (this step is necessary regardless of whether you are
> running an admin account). Click continue at the UAC prompt. From the
> command prompt, run 'chkdsk C: /r'. You will get an error message that the
> drive cannot be locked, and would you like this to be scheduled to run on
> the next restart. Type 'y' and hit <enter>. Close the command prompt, then
> restart the system.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Lena" <Lena@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F5997102-900B-47EC-B1AE-BBC82080B7B9@xxxxxx

Quote:

> >A little notification popped up saying iTunes had a corrupt file (it also
> > said that C:/Mft was corrupt), and it said, "use the Chkdsk utility". (I
> > tried searching for "chkdsk" but it wouldn't let me use it, it said I had
> > to
> > be at an "elevated level"?)
> >
> > And then the notification kept popping up, for all sorts of different
> > programs, not just iTunes but Notepad and Quicktime and everything, and
> > then
> > all of my files (documents, etc) appeared to be gone. I restarted, and
> > everything's back, but now I'm very worried.
> >
> > Anyone know what's going on, and what I can do? Thanks ahead of time!

>
>

01-01-2008	#1 (permalink)
Lena n/a posts	Corrupt files and files disappearing? A little notification popped up saying iTunes had a corrupt file (it also said that C:/Mft was corrupt), and it said, "use the Chkdsk utility". (I tried searching for "chkdsk" but it wouldn't let me use it, it said I had to be at an "elevated level"?) And then the notification kept popping up, for all sorts of different programs, not just iTunes but Notepad and Quicktime and everything, and then all of my files (documents, etc) appeared to be gone. I restarted, and everything's back, but now I'm very worried. Anyone know what's going on, and what I can do? Thanks ahead of time!
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01-01-2008	#2 (permalink)
Rick Rogers n/a posts	Re: Corrupt files and files disappearing? Hi Lena, Run chkdsk from an elevated command prompt. Here are the steps: Click start and type CMD, then right click the entry that appears in the menu and choose 'run as administrator' (this step is necessary regardless of whether you are running an admin account). Click continue at the UAC prompt. From the command prompt, run 'chkdsk C: /r'. You will get an error message that the drive cannot be locked, and would you like this to be scheduled to run on the next restart. Type 'y' and hit <enter>. Close the command prompt, then restart the system. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Lena" <Lena@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F5997102-900B-47EC-B1AE-BBC82080B7B9@xxxxxx Quote: >A little notification popped up saying iTunes had a corrupt file (it also > said that C:/Mft was corrupt), and it said, "use the Chkdsk utility". (I > tried searching for "chkdsk" but it wouldn't let me use it, it said I had > to > be at an "elevated level"?) > > And then the notification kept popping up, for all sorts of different > programs, not just iTunes but Notepad and Quicktime and everything, and > then > all of my files (documents, etc) appeared to be gone. I restarted, and > everything's back, but now I'm very worried. > > Anyone know what's going on, and what I can do? Thanks ahead of time!
My System Specs

01-09-2008	#3 (permalink)
Richard Irving n/a posts	Re: Corrupt files and files disappearing? Hi Rick, I'm having the same problem with a Lenovo laptop/Vista Home. I tried your suggestion - run chkdsk from an elevated prompt, etc., but the restart did not run chkdsk. I saw a thread elsewhere that mentioned rebooting thru SafeMode. Would that kick start chkdsk? Is there any other way to handle the repeating "corrupt file" message boxes? Thanks, Richard "Rick Rogers" wrote: Quote: > Hi Lena, > > Run chkdsk from an elevated command prompt. Here are the steps: Click start > and type CMD, then right click the entry that appears in the menu and choose > 'run as administrator' (this step is necessary regardless of whether you are > running an admin account). Click continue at the UAC prompt. From the > command prompt, run 'chkdsk C: /r'. You will get an error message that the > drive cannot be locked, and would you like this to be scheduled to run on > the next restart. Type 'y' and hit <enter>. Close the command prompt, then > restart the system. > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "Lena" <Lena@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:F5997102-900B-47EC-B1AE-BBC82080B7B9@xxxxxx Quote: > >A little notification popped up saying iTunes had a corrupt file (it also > > said that C:/Mft was corrupt), and it said, "use the Chkdsk utility". (I > > tried searching for "chkdsk" but it wouldn't let me use it, it said I had > > to > > be at an "elevated level"?) > > > > And then the notification kept popping up, for all sorts of different > > programs, not just iTunes but Notepad and Quicktime and everything, and > > then > > all of my files (documents, etc) appeared to be gone. I restarted, and > > everything's back, but now I'm very worried. > > > > Anyone know what's going on, and what I can do? Thanks ahead of time! > >
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