Windows Disk

What does chkdsk do?

Scans for logical errors in your file system and reports them.

What does chkdsk /f do?

Scans for logical errors in your file system and fixes them.

What does chkdsk /r do?

Everything that chkdsk /f does,

Plus it performs a deeper scan to locate bad sectors and recover readable information.

What does diskpart do?

Typing it opens the disk and partition management utility within the CLI.

What does list disk do?

Lists all of the disks recognized by your system.

What does select disk [number] do?

Selects a specific disk for future commands to be used on.

What does clean do?

Wipes the selected disk.

What is the command to create a new primary partition?

create partition primary

What is the command to format a partition that you just created?

format fs=ntfs quick

What is the command to assign a drive letter to a volume / formatted partition?

assign letter=E

What does list partition do?

Displays all partitions on the drive.

• On a UEFI system, you will use this to identify the hidden ESP to verify it actually exists.

What does active do?

Marks the currently selected partition as the active boot sector.

• Crucial for legacy BIOS

What is the sequence of commands within disport utility that will wipe a disk and create a new partition and drive letter for it to function?

• diskpart

• list disk

• select disk [number]

• clean

• create partition primary

• format fs=ntfs quick

• assign letter=E