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https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chkdsk-windows-10-command-breaking-ssds
Not a command that is commonly used anymore outside of enthusiasts, but still a well-known command when troubleshooting storage.
While Windows does a decent job maintaining disks on its own nowadays, “chkdsk” is a command that tech-savvy users will be plenty familiar with. It’s still useful if you need to repair your storage, but for now, you’ll probably want to avoid using the command.
A thread from German tech forum Planet3DNow, which has been reported on by both Hot Hardware and Windows Latest, points to a forum admin whose SSD file system broke after running chkdsk’s /f parameter on their C drive.
Not a command that is commonly used anymore outside of enthusiasts, but still a well-known command when troubleshooting storage.