OK, so my venerable PC (8 1/2 years, on it's 2nd HDD) is on it's last legs.
After intermittent BSOD for the last few months, I fear it is finally kaput. Coaxed it back to life yesterday, as far as running CHKDSK, where it is stuck in an endless loop of 'correcting errors in the volume bitmap'. This has now been going on for over 24 hours. After a quick online search yesterday, I opted to let it keep running.
Being aware that I was going to need a new PC in the none-too-distant, most essential stuff is already backed up. But, if at all possible, I'd want to bring it back one last time to see if there is anything else I want to retrieve before I consign it to PC heaven
So my question is this: how long should I leave it running before I pull the plug? Is it likely to ever reach the end of this loop?
I'm by no means a PC expert, so highly technical replies are likely to go over my head
Thanks in advance!