Is chkdsk /R /F /X C: safe? (In repair mode command prompt)

Is it safe/non-destructive to use chkdsk /R /F /X C: when you are in repair mode?

I have a little issue with a Windows computer, and I read the chkdsk /? manual and it seemed that using the /X flag might help, but I don't want files to disappear.

Any help will be appreciated.

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/X should not be used on running system volumes like C because they would attempt to dismount the very drive that the OS is running on. nothing to do with damaging the drive per se, but you could conceivably damage files that were open for write at the time you ran the command.

if you use Windows Explorer to initiate a disk scan, it should allow you to schedule the scan on the next reboot so it can occure before the system comes up. I would recommend you do that, or boot from a windows CD into Recovery mode, and run the command from there.

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