SAMPLE command and resulting output      | Comments about the output

  CHKDSK
Volume SAMPLE  created FEB 15, 1989 11:15a CHKDSK found errors on the disk
Volume Serial Number is 0E61-12E9	   and asked if we wanted to convert
Errors found, F parameter not specified.   them into files called FILEnnnn.CHK
Corrections will not be written to disk.   where nnnn is a number starting
					   with 0000.  N was entered as an
56 lost clusters found in 6 chains.	   answer.
Convert lost chains to files (Y/N)?N
229376 bytes disk space would be freed.

 10592256 bytes total disk space
    28672 bytes in 3 hidden files
    36864 bytes in 9 directories
  1875968 bytes in 108 user files
  8650752 bytes available on disk

     2048 bytes in each allocation unit
     5172 total allocation units on disk
     4224 available units on disk

   655360 bytes total memory
   495572 bytes free          

  CHKDSK/F				   CHKDSK can fix the errors on the
Volume SAMPLE  created FEB 15, 1989 11:15a disk with the /F option, as the
Volume Serial Number is 0E61-12E9	   example shows.

56 lost clusters found in 6 chains.
Convert lost chains to files (Y/N)?N
   229376 bytes disk space freed.

 10592256 bytes total disk space
    28672 bytes in 3 hidden files
    36864 bytes in 9 directories	   If you specify a filespec with
  1875968 bytes in 108 user files	   CHKDSK, the file will be checked
  8650752 bytes available on disk	   for fragmentation.  Fragmented
					   files occupy more than one area
      2048 bytes in each allocation unit   of the disk, and are slower to use
      5172 total allocation units on disk  than non-fragmented files, which
      4224 available units on disk	   occupy one contiguous area of the
					   disk.
    655360 bytes total memory		   
    495572 bytes free			   

  CHKDSK/V | FIND "Directory"		   To see just the directories on a
					   disk, use CHKDSK /V to get all file
					   names and directory names, and FIND
					   to filter out only the directories.
