PathForge v3.1.0

PathForge v3.1.0

New Features

• Recycle Bin safety: "Try Recycle Bin first" checkbox (default ON) attempts recoverable delete before permanent methods
• Dev Drive / ReFS awareness: skips inapplicable deletion methods on non-NTFS volumes; ADS scanner warns on ReFS
• DISM stuck-progress coaching: detects stalls >60s and displays reassuring messages (including the known Win11 24H2 62% stall)
• SFC failure escalation guidance: when SFC can't repair files, shows "run DISM first" next steps
• Operation cancellation: Cancel button in output panel kills running CHKDSK/SFC/DISM subprocess
• Richer diagnostics: wear %, max latency, power-on hours, uncorrected error counts from StorageReliabilityCounter
• .bat launcher: double-click PathForge.bat to bypass execution policy restrictions

Fixes

• Path input sanitization: reject injection characters before passing to system commands
• DPI awareness: sharp rendering on 125%+ DPI displays via SetProcessDpiAwareness
• Accessibility: AccessibleName, AccessibleRole, TabIndex on all interactive controls
• Deprecated API cleanup: Get-WmiObject replaced with Get-CimInstance
• Event handler leak: CHKDSK event subscriptions properly cleaned up
• Operation reentrancy guard: prevents concurrent repair operations via Enter-Operation/Exit-Operation
• Emoji removal: all button/label text uses ASCII-safe characters
• README fixes: corrected installation instructions and download URL

PathForge v3.0.0

PathForge v3.0.0

A PowerShell toolkit for Windows filesystem repair, stubborn file deletion, permission management, and drive diagnostics — with a comprehensive WPF GUI and educational information panels.

Download

• PathForge.ps1 — Single-file PowerShell script

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• PowerShell 5.1+ (admin elevation required)

Run

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SysAdminDoc/PathForge/main/PathForge.ps1 | iex

Or right-click PathForge.ps1 and Run as Administrator.