# "Scandisk" type software that doesn't require reboot

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-type-software-that-doesnt-require-reboot/413685>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 30, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-type-software-that-doesnt-require-reboot/413685 "2007-07-30T14:48:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandisk-type-software-that-doesnt-require-reboot/413685/1 "2007-07-30T14:48:58Z")

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I have a couple XP machines with minor filesystem errors that I can’t easily reboot to have WinXP run it’s chkdsk. Additionally, chkdsk seems very time-consuming and destructive when it does run.

Are there any good utilities out there that will fix file system errors on XP without rebooting?