Where is the ScanDisk log file located?

matav

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Hello,

I recently scanned a 1tb harddisk for bad sectors.
The check completed but did not show me any dialog box other than a simple "Scan completed"

I checked in:
1. Event Viewer > Systems for logs but found none related to the HD.
2. Event Viewer > Applications to view the WinLogon log files but it seems it only shows logs of scans done during the boot process.

So, basically i did this...
1. I plugged in the new hard disk
2. Booted up my PC normally
3. My Computer > (Right-Click) HD > Properties > Tools > (Error-Checking) Check Now
3. Started scandisk on the 1tb harddisk with the options:
__a. "Automatically fix system errors"
__b. "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors"
4. Scandisk completed but did not show any dialog box
5. Tried to check event viewer for logs
6. Posted here for alternate solutions

So, where can i find the log file?
It should be something as simple as:
chkdsk-PenDrive said:
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Volume Serial Number is 68EC-4674
Windows is verifying files and folders...
File and folder verification is complete.
Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.

1,998,499,840 bytes total disk space.
237,568 bytes in 57 folders.
581,705,728 bytes in 200 files.
1,416,552,448 bytes available on disk.

4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
487,915 total allocation units on disk.
345,838 allocation units available on disk.

Thanks,
am on Windows XP SP3

EDIT: I realize there are no errors but was just wondering where these logs files get stored.
 
Go to Start > Run and type: eventvwr.msc /s , and hit enter.
When Event Viewer opens, click on "Application", then scroll
down to "Winlogon" and double-click on it.
 
been there, done that
...
I checked in:
1. Event Viewer > Systems for logs but found none related to the HD.
2. Event Viewer > Applications to view the WinLogon log files but it seems it only shows logs of scans done during the boot process.
other than this
:)
 
Ooops, must of been late when I did that last post.

As far as I am aware that is the only place the logs get stored. I searched again for an answer to this mystery and all the instructions to find the log are the same but most do say "go to look for it immediately after running the scan" so may be it does not save it after a reboot.

This entry I found in a forum may explain it.

In the right-hand panel of the event viewer you should see a panel of "Actions". You want "Save All Events As..." and then select .txt format in the file save dialog. If you only want to save some particular entries, use "Filter Current Log" and "Save Filtered Log File As...".
 
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