chkdsk Alternatives

chkdsk is described as 'A command line tool to check for errors on and repair ntfs filesystems' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to chkdsk for Windows and Linux. The best chkdsk alternative is HD Tune, which is free. Other great apps like chkdsk are Macrorit Disk Scanner, CheckDisk, e2fsprogs and Microsoft ScanDisk.

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  1. HD Tune icon
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    HD Tune is a hard disk / SSD utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and more!.

    54 HD Tune alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    HD Tune vs chkdsk Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    3

    HD Tune checks for unreadable clusters but doesn't do file integrity checks for crosslinked clusters, index entry problems, etc.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • HD Tune is Freemium and Proprietarychkdsk is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Macrorit Disk Scanner is a third party disk surface portable tool for scan disk bad sectors which provides you with better options and better performance than Windows native disk scanner.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. CheckDisk icon
     5 likes

    Detects and repairs disk errors by offering standard or full scans that find and mark bad sectors, supporting hard drives, SCSI, RAID arrays, removable devices, and CDs, with a multilingual interface suitable for advanced error diagnostics.

    5 CheckDisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    CheckDisk vs chkdsk Comments
    kdam71
    Positive
    0

    Nice program. Pro: Supports ExFAT Con: Does not support command-line arguments

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • CheckDisk is Free and Proprietarychkdsk is Paid and Proprietary
    • CheckDisk is Lightweightchkdsk is not according to our users
  4.  1 like

    This is the new version (1.46.4) of the second extended file system management programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. ScanDisk is a utility in MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows systems which checks and repairs file systems and bad clusters on the hard drive. It was introduced in MS-DOS version 6.2. Previous versions of MS-DOS supplied only the simpler, purely text-based program .

    5 Microsoft ScanDisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Microsoft ScanDisk vs chkdsk Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Because they're about the same thing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Microsoft ScanDisk is Free and Proprietarychkdsk is Paid and Proprietary
  6. SORA is a next-generation diagnostics and recovery platform for HDDs and SSDs. It supports deep-level drive inspection, simultaneous multi-drive testing, and time-optimized scan routines. Designed with SSD-specific characteristics in mind, SORA can analyze wear levels...

    51 SORA L1/L2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Command line utility for scanning and repairing missing, corrupted, or overwritten protected system files in Windows. Uses system backups, integrates with Windows Resource Protection, restricts unauthorized modifications, and maintains overall system reliability.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. NTFS-3G Safe Read/Write NTFS Driver.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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