Is there a way to improve chkdsk performance in HDD?
I have a system which has 8 GB of RAM. While running chkdsk it takes quite a bit of time to complete. This is for external HDD. I know there are two options -
Have an SSD, that should improve performance but with a weak/strong possibility of lesser read and write cycles at least on the lower end of the SSD range.
Get more memory. This should improve the performance but I don't know how much as
chkdskappears to be a single threaded app which works serially. The only option might be have a large block size but don't know if it's possible, at least in Windows 10.There is also possibility of defragging the filesystem which should help
chkdskas well but dunno how good or bad this will be?
The reason to improve chkdsk is mani-fold. I know if it starts happening too often, its probable that the HDD is prone to failure more .
The performance I am seeking for is more for external HDD's than internal HDD's at this moment in time.
The options I use are chkdsk g: /f /x /r on a Windows 10 box. The external HDD is a Seagate Slim BUP 2 TB HDD with support for only USB 2.0.
Currently, it takes anywhere between 7-10 hours or even more to check the whole HDD. I dunno if it should take that much time.
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I have a system which has 8 GB of RAM. While running chkdsk it takes quite a bit of time to complete. This is for external HDD. I know there are two options -
Have an SSD, that should improve performance but with a weak/strong possibility of lesser read and write cycles at least on the lower end of the SSD range.
Get more memory. This should improve the performance but I don't know how much as
chkdskappears to be a single threaded app which works serially. The only option might be have a large block size but don't know if it's possible, at least in Windows 10.There is also possibility of defragging the filesystem which should help
chkdskas well but dunno how good or bad this will be?
The reason to improve chkdsk is mani-fold. I know if it starts happening too often, its probable that the HDD is prone to failure more .
The performance I am seeking for is more for external HDD's than internal HDD's at this moment in time.
The options I use are chkdsk g: /f /x /r on a Windows 10 box. The external HDD is a Seagate Slim BUP 2 TB HDD with support for only USB 2.0.
Currently, it takes anywhere between 7-10 hours or even more to check the whole HDD. I dunno if it should take that much time.
windows-10 hard-drive memory ssd performance
asked Jan 2 at 20:09
shirishshirish
222311
Why do you even need to run the full chkdsk so often, especially with Win10's NTFS having online scans and repairs? Daily scandisk used to be normal in the Win98 era, but definitely not these days.
– grawity
Jan 2 at 20:14
Why are you trying to improve the performance of CHKDSK? Are you wanting to do so for any disk you run checks on, or only a specific disk? What CHKDSK options are you using? Please don't reply in the comments. Edit your question with this information.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:31
@TwistyImpersonator done, updated.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:34
Good, but please also answer my first question.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:36
I did, updated it again.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:40
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I have a system which has 8 GB of RAM. While running chkdsk it takes quite a bit of time to complete. This is for external HDD. I know there are two options -
Have an SSD, that should improve performance but with a weak/strong possibility of lesser read and write cycles at least on the lower end of the SSD range.
Get more memory. This should improve the performance but I don't know how much as
chkdskappears to be a single threaded app which works serially. The only option might be have a large block size but don't know if it's possible, at least in Windows 10.There is also possibility of defragging the filesystem which should help
chkdskas well but dunno how good or bad this will be?
The reason to improve chkdsk is mani-fold. I know if it starts happening too often, its probable that the HDD is prone to failure more .
The performance I am seeking for is more for external HDD's than internal HDD's at this moment in time.
The options I use are chkdsk g: /f /x /r on a Windows 10 box. The external HDD is a Seagate Slim BUP 2 TB HDD with support for only USB 2.0.
Currently, it takes anywhere between 7-10 hours or even more to check the whole HDD. I dunno if it should take that much time.
windows-10 hard-drive memory ssd performance
asked Jan 2 at 20:09
shirishshirish
222311
I have a system which has 8 GB of RAM. While running chkdsk it takes quite a bit of time to complete. This is for external HDD. I know there are two options -
Have an SSD, that should improve performance but with a weak/strong possibility of lesser read and write cycles at least on the lower end of the SSD range.
Get more memory. This should improve the performance but I don't know how much as
chkdskappears to be a single threaded app which works serially. The only option might be have a large block size but don't know if it's possible, at least in Windows 10.There is also possibility of defragging the filesystem which should help
chkdskas well but dunno how good or bad this will be?
The reason to improve chkdsk is mani-fold. I know if it starts happening too often, its probable that the HDD is prone to failure more .
The performance I am seeking for is more for external HDD's than internal HDD's at this moment in time.
The options I use are chkdsk g: /f /x /r on a Windows 10 box. The external HDD is a Seagate Slim BUP 2 TB HDD with support for only USB 2.0.
Currently, it takes anywhere between 7-10 hours or even more to check the whole HDD. I dunno if it should take that much time.
windows-10 hard-drive memory ssd performance
windows-10 hard-drive memory ssd performance
asked Jan 2 at 20:09
shirishshirish
222311
asked Jan 2 at 20:09
shirishshirish
222311
edited Jan 2 at 21:21
shirish
asked Jan 2 at 20:09
shirishshirish
222311
asked Jan 2 at 20:09
shirishshirish
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asked Jan 2 at 20:09
shirishshirish
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Why do you even need to run the full chkdsk so often, especially with Win10's NTFS having online scans and repairs? Daily scandisk used to be normal in the Win98 era, but definitely not these days.
– grawity
Jan 2 at 20:14
Why are you trying to improve the performance of CHKDSK? Are you wanting to do so for any disk you run checks on, or only a specific disk? What CHKDSK options are you using? Please don't reply in the comments. Edit your question with this information.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:31
@TwistyImpersonator done, updated.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:34
Good, but please also answer my first question.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:36
I did, updated it again.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:40
|
show 1 more comment
Why do you even need to run the full chkdsk so often, especially with Win10's NTFS having online scans and repairs? Daily scandisk used to be normal in the Win98 era, but definitely not these days.
– grawity
Jan 2 at 20:14
Why are you trying to improve the performance of CHKDSK? Are you wanting to do so for any disk you run checks on, or only a specific disk? What CHKDSK options are you using? Please don't reply in the comments. Edit your question with this information.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:31
@TwistyImpersonator done, updated.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:34
Good, but please also answer my first question.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:36
I did, updated it again.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:40
Why do you even need to run the full chkdsk so often, especially with Win10's NTFS having online scans and repairs? Daily scandisk used to be normal in the Win98 era, but definitely not these days.
– grawity
Jan 2 at 20:14
Why do you even need to run the full chkdsk so often, especially with Win10's NTFS having online scans and repairs? Daily scandisk used to be normal in the Win98 era, but definitely not these days.
– grawity
Jan 2 at 20:14
Why are you trying to improve the performance of CHKDSK? Are you wanting to do so for any disk you run checks on, or only a specific disk? What CHKDSK options are you using? Please don't reply in the comments. Edit your question with this information.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:31
Why are you trying to improve the performance of CHKDSK? Are you wanting to do so for any disk you run checks on, or only a specific disk? What CHKDSK options are you using? Please don't reply in the comments. Edit your question with this information.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:31
@TwistyImpersonator done, updated.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:34
@TwistyImpersonator done, updated.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:34
Good, but please also answer my first question.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:36
Good, but please also answer my first question.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:36
I did, updated it again.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:40
I did, updated it again.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:40
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It's about /r. This is what it means:
/rLocates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
(source)
With this option chkdsk reads (tries to read) the entire space assigned to the filesystem (or the entire partition, I'm not sure, usually there's no difference). It's somewhat similar to badblocks in Linux. This takes time. Yes, it takes about 10 hours to read 2TB via USB 2.0 (which maximum speed is 60 MB/s; 2TB HDD is 2000000 MB, do the math).
This option is useful when you suspect there may be bad sectors on the device. They are a hardware issue. If you run chkdsk only to fix/check filesystem inconsistency (i.e. invalid data on a healthy hardware) then you don't need /r.
However if you're experiencing bad sectors (what does S.M.A.R.T. say?) and you do need /r so often then your HDD is probably dying.
To make chkdsk take less time run it without /r or connect the disk via an interface that provides more bandwidth (if you can).
Switching to SSD connected via the same USB 2.0 bottleneck will speed things up only because the SSD will probably be smaller. More RAM won't help you at all.
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It's about /r. This is what it means:
/rLocates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
(source)
With this option chkdsk reads (tries to read) the entire space assigned to the filesystem (or the entire partition, I'm not sure, usually there's no difference). It's somewhat similar to badblocks in Linux. This takes time. Yes, it takes about 10 hours to read 2TB via USB 2.0 (which maximum speed is 60 MB/s; 2TB HDD is 2000000 MB, do the math).
This option is useful when you suspect there may be bad sectors on the device. They are a hardware issue. If you run chkdsk only to fix/check filesystem inconsistency (i.e. invalid data on a healthy hardware) then you don't need /r.
However if you're experiencing bad sectors (what does S.M.A.R.T. say?) and you do need /r so often then your HDD is probably dying.
To make chkdsk take less time run it without /r or connect the disk via an interface that provides more bandwidth (if you can).
Switching to SSD connected via the same USB 2.0 bottleneck will speed things up only because the SSD will probably be smaller. More RAM won't help you at all.
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It's about /r. This is what it means:
/rLocates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
(source)
With this option chkdsk reads (tries to read) the entire space assigned to the filesystem (or the entire partition, I'm not sure, usually there's no difference). It's somewhat similar to badblocks in Linux. This takes time. Yes, it takes about 10 hours to read 2TB via USB 2.0 (which maximum speed is 60 MB/s; 2TB HDD is 2000000 MB, do the math).
This option is useful when you suspect there may be bad sectors on the device. They are a hardware issue. If you run chkdsk only to fix/check filesystem inconsistency (i.e. invalid data on a healthy hardware) then you don't need /r.
However if you're experiencing bad sectors (what does S.M.A.R.T. say?) and you do need /r so often then your HDD is probably dying.
To make chkdsk take less time run it without /r or connect the disk via an interface that provides more bandwidth (if you can).
Switching to SSD connected via the same USB 2.0 bottleneck will speed things up only because the SSD will probably be smaller. More RAM won't help you at all.
answered Jan 2 at 21:15
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
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It's about /r. This is what it means:
/rLocates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
(source)
With this option chkdsk reads (tries to read) the entire space assigned to the filesystem (or the entire partition, I'm not sure, usually there's no difference). It's somewhat similar to badblocks in Linux. This takes time. Yes, it takes about 10 hours to read 2TB via USB 2.0 (which maximum speed is 60 MB/s; 2TB HDD is 2000000 MB, do the math).
This option is useful when you suspect there may be bad sectors on the device. They are a hardware issue. If you run chkdsk only to fix/check filesystem inconsistency (i.e. invalid data on a healthy hardware) then you don't need /r.
However if you're experiencing bad sectors (what does S.M.A.R.T. say?) and you do need /r so often then your HDD is probably dying.
To make chkdsk take less time run it without /r or connect the disk via an interface that provides more bandwidth (if you can).
Switching to SSD connected via the same USB 2.0 bottleneck will speed things up only because the SSD will probably be smaller. More RAM won't help you at all.
answered Jan 2 at 21:15
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It's about /r. This is what it means:
/rLocates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
(source)
With this option chkdsk reads (tries to read) the entire space assigned to the filesystem (or the entire partition, I'm not sure, usually there's no difference). It's somewhat similar to badblocks in Linux. This takes time. Yes, it takes about 10 hours to read 2TB via USB 2.0 (which maximum speed is 60 MB/s; 2TB HDD is 2000000 MB, do the math).
This option is useful when you suspect there may be bad sectors on the device. They are a hardware issue. If you run chkdsk only to fix/check filesystem inconsistency (i.e. invalid data on a healthy hardware) then you don't need /r.
However if you're experiencing bad sectors (what does S.M.A.R.T. say?) and you do need /r so often then your HDD is probably dying.
To make chkdsk take less time run it without /r or connect the disk via an interface that provides more bandwidth (if you can).
Switching to SSD connected via the same USB 2.0 bottleneck will speed things up only because the SSD will probably be smaller. More RAM won't help you at all.
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Why do you even need to run the full chkdsk so often, especially with Win10's NTFS having online scans and repairs? Daily scandisk used to be normal in the Win98 era, but definitely not these days.
– grawity
Jan 2 at 20:14
Why are you trying to improve the performance of CHKDSK? Are you wanting to do so for any disk you run checks on, or only a specific disk? What CHKDSK options are you using? Please don't reply in the comments. Edit your question with this information.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:31
@TwistyImpersonator done, updated.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:34
Good, but please also answer my first question.
– Twisty Impersonator
Jan 2 at 20:36
I did, updated it again.
– shirish
Jan 2 at 20:40