If a partition is inconsistent

Eric Cartman SG

and sometimes it says it is not formatted but other times it says it is formatted, is it always because of hardware spoil?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

I would need more details about this.

Firstly, did this error occur on the drive that Windows is installed?

Secondly, how did you partitioned your hard disk? Did you delete any partitions and create new partitions? Did you format those new partitions (other than the one where Windows was installed on)?

Lastly, did this error occur on external storage devices such as external HDD or thumbdrives?

Eric Cartman SG

i had 3 partitions C D and E
C for usual use, D for nothing and E for songs. WHen I tried to open a song it froze for half a minute then told me the drive wasnt partitioned. Whn I reboot the comp say it is checking because my hard ware spoil, then it tried to recover the songs in E drive but many had not enough space or resources it said. then when it is done it says it has finished then it stays there, leaving me to reboot only to find it trying to recover everything on E drive again. Then I reformatted everything into 1 big C drive and lost all my files.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

So now you only have only have C drive?

When you format, did you use quick format or a full format?

Eric Cartman SG

quick
whats the diff?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Quick format doesn't check and repair errors when you have problems with the partitions.

A full format will.

I think there are some errors from the previous installation of Windows that was carried over to this new installation. Try this: go to Start > Run and type in cmd.

Type in chkdsk /f

Restart your computer and let it run.

Eric Cartman SG

should i just do a full format now? my mouse only works on alternate switch ons.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

You can, if you have no important files.

Eric Cartman SG

k I did the thing you said but step 3 went too fast and I couldnt see what it says.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Step 3 is fast.

Eric Cartman SG

so the problem is solved? kthx

ndmmxiaomayi SG

If you have no more problems, then I think it’s solved.