If a Check for Errors operation fails, “Check Failed” appears in the Used and Unused columns in the partition list. You should fix any errors encountered. For more information, see “Resolving Check Errors” on page 113.
If Check for Errors finds an error, such as
•Severity describes the seriousness of the problem, which can be one of the following:
Severity | Description |
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|
Info | The information given is helpful but not critical. Does not |
| correspond to any error. |
Warning | The error may or may not cause problems. |
Error | A problem was encountered, but PartitionMagic may still be |
| able to make changes to the partition. Run ScanDisk or |
| CHKDSK to fix the error, or click Fix, if available. |
Critical | A catastrophic problem. PartitionMagic cannot make any |
| changes to the partition. |
•Fixed displays Yes for each problem you fix on an NTFS volume. Not applicable for FAT or FAT32 partitions.
•Number shows a number corresponding to the error. For more information, see “Error Messages and Solutions” on page 117.
•Description gives a brief description of the problem.
3To fix an error, highlight the problem and click Fix.
4If you want to skip one listed error, click Skip.
If you want to skip all listed errors, click Skip All.
5When you are finished viewing the check results and fixing NTFS errors, click Close.
Check for Errors does not display information about the status and structure of a partition as do the DOS and Windows CHKDSK utilities. To view that information, use the Info option. For details, see “Getting Information About Partitions” on page 56.
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