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CHKDSK Utility - How to Scan and Fix a Hard Drive

by Mark Baggesen
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Start the CHKDSK Utility

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Start CHKDSK

  1. Select the Tools Tab and click Check Now.

  2. At the Check Disk menu, click both options (to “Automatically fix file system errors” and “Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors”).

  3. Click Start.
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