CHKDSK hang up during Index Sorting

**Anilrgowda** · 08-Mar-2007, 10:09 PM

Good Day Experts,
I came back to my notebook and the XP CHKDSK had kicked in. It said that my volume was dirty and proceeded with the verification process. File verification was completed and then it started the verification of the indexes. The last three lines show the following:

Correcting error in index $I30 for file 36813
Correcting error in index $I30 for file 36813
Sorting index $I30 in file 36813

It has been sitting like this for the past hour. My question. How long does the sorting normally take and if I am hung up, what will happen if I reboot the notebook? What do I do next?

**Anilrgowda** · 08-Mar-2007, 10:09 PM

Yeah, there comes a point where you've got to fish or cut bait...if it's still running at this point, check your drive activity lights - are they flickering like something's still going on? Or are they dead? If the latter, I think it's time to reboot it - if they are still flashing, then it's your call (which should be 'wait as long as you're able' if you don't have a backup...)

08-Mar-2007, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,695 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	CHKDSK hang up during Index Sorting Good Day Experts, I came back to my notebook and the XP CHKDSK had kicked in. It said that my volume was dirty and proceeded with the verification process. File verification was completed and then it started the verification of the indexes. The last three lines show the following: Correcting error in index $I30 for file 36813 Correcting error in index $I30 for file 36813 Sorting index $I30 in file 36813 It has been sitting like this for the past hour. My question. How long does the sorting normally take and if I am hung up, what will happen if I reboot the notebook? What do I do next?

08-Mar-2007, 10:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,695 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Re: CHKDSK hang up during Index Sorting Yeah, there comes a point where you've got to fish or cut bait...if it's still running at this point, check your drive activity lights - are they flickering like something's still going on? Or are they dead? If the latter, I think it's time to reboot it - if they are still flashing, then it's your call (which should be 'wait as long as you're able' if you don't have a backup...)

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