Microsoft KB Archive/97884

= DBLSPACE /CHKDSK Stops (Hangs) with Cross-Linked Files =

Article ID: 97884

Article Last Modified on 11/19/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q97884



SYMPTOMS
The DBLSPACE /CHKDSK command takes excessive time or appears to stop responding (hang) while evaluating cross-linked files.



CAUSE
The DBLSPACE /CHKDSK command evaluates errors and then sorts them into three categories: lost clusters, cross-linked files, and other errors. If the command determines that your system has cross-linked files, DBLSPACE /CHKDSK attempts to backtrack through the directory chain to identify the files responsible.

If DBLSPACE /CHKDSK appears to hang while evaluating cross-linked files, it may be because your directory structure is damaged and therefore invalid. (You can use the TREE command to check the directory structure.)



WORKAROUND
To correct this problem, do the following:


 * 1) If you have Delete Sentry enabled, disable it. (Delete Sentry prevents you from deleting the cross-linked files.)
 * 2) If you need to preserve the files in the damaged directory, use a third-party DoubleSpace-compatible disk repair program, such as Norton Disk Doctor, to repair the directory.

If you don't need to save the files in the directory, issue the CHKDSK /F command to correct the bad directory. (This runs DBLSPACE /CHKDSK and identifies the cross-linked files)
 * 1) Delete the cross-linked files.

The Norton product included here is manufactured by Symantec, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.00 cross link crosslink DS double space cvf file damaged hang hangs hung

Keywords: KB97884

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