chkdsk Tool

The chkdsk is a command line tool to scan the hard disk drive for errors and fix them. The chkdsk tool also enables to scan the hard disk drive for bad sectors and eliminate them. Bad sectors on a disk indicate damage to the disk. You must close all open files and applications before you run Chkdsk.

To scan a hard disk:

1. Open Windows Explorer. The Explorer Window appears.

2. Select the drive that you want to check for errors.

3. Select File > Properties. The Properties dialog box appears.

4. click the tools tab. The Tools tab appears.

5. Click Check now. The Check Disk dialog box appears.

The different options available on the Check Disk dialog box are:

Automatically fix file system errors - Detects and repairs the file system

Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors- Checks the disk for bad sectors and attempts to repair them.

6. Select the Automatically fix file system errors option.

7. Click Start. The Check Completion message box appears.

8. Click OK.