Corrupted directories in NT 4 Server crash server

[DevilDog]

Ladies and Gentlemen!
I have several directories on my NT 4 server that cause it to crash when they are scanned or accessed. Attempting to delete via windows causes a crash. Trying remove dir via DOS simply causes an error.
Any ideas? Any utilities?

Thanks for any assist.
-- Devil Dog --

 

[darranagl]

Is there any messages in the NT logs?

You could try...

Open Windows Explorer, right click on the effected drive (Driver C:?) then click Properties and then the Tools tab. Click the disk scan and see if it fixes any problems.

 

[DevilDog]

Any scan will crash the server. The data is corrupt. There is nothing in the system logs of any value. I can move the folders within the same drive which never really touches the data.
All I want is to waste/trash these corrupt folders. I am not concerned about recovering the data.

Again, thanks for all input. -- Devil Dog --

 

[F1lby]

DO a CHKDSK C: /F /V. Answer 'Yes to the question of doing a check disk next boot' , and reboot.

If the data is on another drive use CHKDSK and change the drive letter accordingly..