> How To Run CHKDSK

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How to run CHKDSK in Windows 7/Vista

Go to Computer in the start menu,



Right click on the drive you want to scan and select Properties,

Then click on Tools tab > Click on Check Now under the error checking section,



Ok, here you will have a couple of options within the CHKDSK tool. It's recommended you leave the automatically fix file system errors checked, This option will attempt to repair any problems found.

To perform a deeper scan, Check > scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. This option will take a bit longer,



When you have made your selection just hit the Start Button,

If you are attempting to scan a Drive that is in use you will be faced with the image below, so just click on schedule disk check and the next time you reboot your computer it will run the CHKDSK scan.




To perform This CHKDSK scan VIA command prompt; CHKDSK x: /F /R where X is your drive letter.


Hope you found this useful!