Chk-Back

Chk-Back is a tool that can help you scan and recover the contents of a CHK file created using Microsoft Chkdsk.

Chkdsk or ‘check disk’ is a tool used by Windows to test out the integrity of hard disks and repair any system errors. Depending on the operating system, Chkdsk provides different features besides the above mentioned one. For example, it can check the surface of a disk for bad sectors.

Chk-Back is a lightweight software solution that displays a user-friendly interface which makes its use extremely simple. To get on your way and restore the needed content, the application offers you a fast and easy way of performing the entire task. You simply load into the application the folder that contains the CHK files and then click the ‘Start’ button. It’s that simple.

The application processes the files and shows you a progress bar while its doing so. In case you want to speed things up, you can set the utility to run at full speed, though this is not recommended when other applications are active. After the scan is complete, Chk-Back displays a log and allows you to save it on your computer.

In case you’re looking to see if a certain file is loaded, Chk-Back displays all the loaded items in a list that you can browse. This way, if your file isn’t there, you don’t have to tamper with all of them for nothing.

To recover a file, Chk-Backs scans it and compares the unique signature located at its beginning to a database that contains information about all the known file types. It’s a straightforward approach that eliminates the need of a hexadecimal editor.

To sum things up, Chk-Back is by all means a reliable and practical utility that can help you repair and recover content stored in CHK files.