PowerShell/docs/check-file-system.md

check-file-system.ps1

This PowerShell script checks the file system of a drive. It needs admin rights.

Parameters

PS> ./check-file-system.ps1 [[-Drive] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-Drive <String>
    Specifies the drive to check
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./check-file-system C
✔️ file system on drive C is clean

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Checks the file system of a drive (needs admin rights)
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script checks the file system of a drive. It needs admin rights.
.PARAMETER Drive
	Specifies the drive to check
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./check-file-system C
	✔️ file system on drive C is clean
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

param([string]$Drive = "")

try {
	if ($Drive -eq "" ) { $Drive = read-host "Enter drive (letter) to check" }

	$Result = repair-volume -driveLetter $Drive -scan
	if ($Result -ne "NoErrorsFound") { throw "'repair-volume' failed" }

	& "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "File system on drive $Drive is clean."
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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