# ScanDisk Restarting?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-restarting/227268>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 3, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-restarting/227268 "2004-02-03T01:49:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mister\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mister\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_me)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-restarting/227268/1 "2004-02-03T01:49:24Z")

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Anyone know why ScanDisk would keep restarting?

I’m trying to run it and I keep getting an error message telling me something is writing to Disk C and that I should try closing all programs and re-trying.

Well, I’ve closed everything and retried - it still keeps restarting. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![lk1932](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aeb1de/32.png) [@lk1932](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lk1932)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-restarting/227268/2 "2004-02-03T02:10:59Z")

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Try starting your computer in safe mode and then start scandisk. Works great!

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-restarting/227268/3 "2004-02-03T03:15:30Z")

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Did you turn your screensaver off? If not…do.

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Munshun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@Mr\_Munshun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Munshun)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-restarting/227268/4 "2004-02-03T03:57:09Z")

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Do you know to bring up your task manager and close programs running in the background?

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**Author:** ![mister\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mister\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_me)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-restarting/227268/5 "2004-02-03T04:15:57Z")

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> [@Mr Munshun](#):
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> Do you know to bring up your task manager and close programs running in the background?

Ah ha! Got it now - Thanks!