However, if you are using Windows Clustering, the file system does not mount the shared disk until the Cluster service starts because the owner of the shared disk is unknown. Typically, there are no services or drivers running that prevent autochk (a derivative of Chkdsk) from checking the disk when the computer restarts. Under most circumstances, running Chkdsk with the /F or /R switch requires the computer to be restarted because of open handles on the shared disk. If you schedule Chkdsk to run after the computer restarts, Chkdsk may generate the following error message during the startup process:Ĭannot determine file system on drive ?\ drive letter. When you try to run the chkdsk /f or chkdsk /f /r command on a shared cluster drive, Chkdsk may not run and may state that the drive could not be locked for exclusive use. ![]() This article describes how to run the chkdsk /f command on a shared cluster disk.Īpplies to: Windows 10 - all editions, Windows Server 2012 R2 Original KB number: 176970 Summary
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