---
name: "fsck.winregfs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "winregfs"
version: "0.7-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fsck.winregfs"
---

# fsck.winregfs(8)

Check a Windows registry file

## NAME

fsck.winregfs - Check a Windows registry file

## SYNOPSIS

**fsck.winregfs** *\[-v\] hivefile*

## DESCRIPTION

**fsck.winregfs** scans a Windows registry hive file for problems that  indicate the hive has been damaged by hardware or software issues. If the  *-v* option is specified, the program will output detailed information  about the problems it finds.

## LIMITATIONS

**fsck.winregfs** works by recursively reading the key and value data structures in the registry hive. Currently it does not read the actual data  stored in a value, and due to the nature of the ntreg library's interfaces  the checks are currently limited to reporting that errors exist; the details  of the error conditions encountered are not broken down in the final output.

## SEE ALSO

[**mount.winregfs**(8)](/mount.winregfs/8.md)