I had scheduled for a disk scan and the computer restarted and scanned for errors in DOS. however upon restarting the computer seems to have lost some files. How can I restore for the lost files ? Is there a software that get back the missing links and make them whole again? How long can this take ?
I don’t think there should be missing files after checking your drive for errors with CHKDSK. When you use CHKDSK to check or scan your drive for errors, it will basically check your drive’s file system for errors along with the protected system files. Problem with files that may result to getting deleted is when there are cross-linked files.
This is a kind of file system error that corrupts the contents of an existing file by writing data from another file into the same cluster. Now, if you found missing files on your computer after the scan, it is still possible to recover them but there is no guarantee that the files are error free or the contents are still the same.
To try recovering those deleted or missing files, download PC Tools Performance Toolkit. Once installed, start PC Tools then go to “Recovery” tab and select “Recover Lost Files”. On the next screen, select the scan type and the drive you wish to recover the files from. When you are fine with the scan options, click “Start Scan” to begin scanning the drive.
At the end of the scan, see if you can locate the missing files.
