On starting up my PC (Windows XP) before I could log in the following was display
Checking file system on c: The type of file system is NTFS. The volume is dirty. It then started a clean uo starting at 26% all the way to 100%. Some of the files stating "Recover of orphan file". Well what does this mean, trouble? The PC seems ok now.
2007-07-01 07:08:14 · 7 answers · asked by des c 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
the system was probably shut down improperly by unplugging or power failure or shut oof at the switch.This is a normal for xp to run the scan disk an put the files left over in the system on shut down in the proper places for the restart.i would not worry about it.
2007-07-01 07:16:19 · answer #1 · answered by Cyber-Medic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NTFS is the type of file allocation table format your drive is using, its like an address book of where all the data is stored on the drive. NTFS is what all large drives use in windows.
Did your computer crash? some data was damaged or misplaced but windows has fixed it.
2007-07-01 10:37:22 · answer #2 · answered by karljj1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This could be a sign of an imminent drive failure. Back up all your data, preferably using a disk image on an external hard drive. (Acronis is good software). Then, if you have a spare hard drive, unplug your current hard drive, restore the backup image from the external HD to the spare HD. Try to boot. If it gives you the same error, I would just let it run and forget about it.
2007-07-01 07:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Computers take commands.You did not tell it to clean up the stuff on your "c" drive.Some thing was down loaded on the drive, possibly from the net with out you knowing of it.If this was a virus scan that found this it could have cleaned it up.I think there is more to this story . You probably know the answer to the story . by-by.
2007-07-01 07:26:49 · answer #4 · answered by rosco 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microsoft is trying to fool you into thinking it sold you an operating system that was fit for purpose by making it look like it cared if there was something wrong with the disk.
Yeah. the PC seems ok, now...
2007-07-01 07:19:36 · answer #5 · answered by inmyname2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was probably just cleaning up old or redundant files, I wouldn't have thought it was anything to worry about; but back up any valuable data just in case.
2007-07-01 07:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by Rick G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The weak spot of FAT32 is max record length help is below 4Gigs, on any incorrect way NTFS can help greater desirable than 4GB unmarried records. NTFS additionally help compress force, so little doubt NTFS is greater efficient than FAT32.
2016-11-07 20:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋