Quick computer question....

[SleepingWarrior]

Could anyone tell me what a .chk/CHK File is and if I need them for my computer to run properly?

 

[freakygirl]

I just did a search on my computer and I don't have any .chk files..

who knows what it is..

 

[freakygirl]

I did a google search

here

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=.chk+files

 

[freakygirl]

So what is a CHK ("check") file? Well, any time a program or Windows crashes, any files that were open are not closed properly. Part of closing is writing all the file location information in all the right places. Without this info, Windows can't find all the parts of the file. When SCANDISK or CHKDISK is run, all the parts are identified as "lost file fragments" and converted (if you want) into CHK files. Face it. Stuff crashes all the time. If you only run SCANDISK once a month, you get a month's worth of old crash junk. If you were working on (and lost) something important just before a crash, you might want to try to recover any data from any CHK files that exist. On the other hand, if you aren't in a state of panic over lost data, just delete any CHK files. A handy tip: Keep your disk defragmented. That way if you ever do lose it all, the lost file fragments will be more likely to be complete files.


taken from here: http://www.ericphelps.com/uncheck/

 

[SleepingWarrior]

I just did a search on my computer and I don't have any .chk files..

who knows what it is..

hmmmm Mustbe part of some program I have then or it has something to do with my settings because I have about 400 megs of those files. (Each .chk averages .5 mb so thats around 800 of them)

 

[SleepingWarrior]

So what is a CHK ("check") file? Well, any time a program or Windows crashes, any files that were open are not closed properly. Part of closing is writing all the file location information in all the right places. Without this info, Windows can't find all the parts of the file. When SCANDISK or CHKDISK is run, all the parts are identified as "lost file fragments" and converted (if you want) into CHK files. Face it. Stuff crashes all the time. If you only run SCANDISK once a month, you get a month's worth of old crash junk. If you were working on (and lost) something important just before a crash, you might want to try to recover any data from any CHK files that exist. On the other hand, if you aren't in a state of panic over lost data, just delete any CHK files. A handy tip: Keep your disk defragmented. That way if you ever do lose it all, the lost file fragments will be more likely to be complete files.


taken from here: http://www.ericphelps.com/uncheck/

Thanks. Guess thats what I get for shutting the computer off by unplugging it and not defragging the hard drive in almost 2 years.

 

[Nomad4112000]

Go ahead and delete them they are garbage files that will eat up your hard drive. You are allowed on so many file in the root directory i.e.(C:\).

 

[freakygirl]

hmmmm Mustbe part of some program I have then or it has something to do with my settings because I have about 400 megs of those files. (Each .chk averages .5 mb so thats around 800 of them)

Easiest way to handle alot of your computer "problems" or questions.. is to do a search. That's how I have found 90% of my answers..

 

[freakygirl]

Your computer must be a mess..

I defrag every night.. it's set up to do virus scan, scan disk and defrag while I'm asleep.. so i have a nice fresh computer for the next day.

 

[SleepingWarrior]

Your computer must be a mess..

I defrag every night.. it's set up to do virus scan, scan disk and defrag while I'm asleep.. so i have a nice fresh computer for the next day.

Yeah it is pretty bad... I do virus scans and scan disk every week though. Too lazy to defrag it.


(Oh the final count for those .chk files was... 1896 of them. )

 

[Weird Harold]

Go ahead and delete them they are garbage files that will eat up your hard drive. You are allowed on so many file in the root directory i.e.(C:\).

As far as I know, that's only a problem with FAT16 (DOS Format) hard drives. Win98 and later don't have that limitation unless they're using the old DOS Format and living with the eight plus three filenames.

 

[T.H. Oughts]

I defrag every night.. it's set up to do virus scan, scan disk and defrag while I'm asleep.. so i have a nice fresh computer for the next day.

Damit woman you are just too origanised....