How to Run CHKDSK

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Tip 1 - Using Windows 7, how do I run CHKDSK?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Arthur Chege | permalink

I've searched throughout the Control Panel and it's submenus and options but can find no means to initiate a scan for disk errors! I did find chkdsk.exe in the Windows\System32 folder but when I
Tags: Windows,Performance and Maintenance,Windows 7

For further reading: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/using-windows-7-how-do-i-run-chkdsk/a68b3e4d-1a42-e011-9767-d8d385dcbb12 ^[1]

Tip 2 - The How-To Geek Guide to Using Check Disk in Windows 7 or Vista

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Evelyne Menu | permalink

Anytime somebody has hard drive errors, I always recommend that they run chkdsk—what geek wouldn’t? Here’s a full guide to using the Check Disk feature built into every version of Windows.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/guide-to-using-check-disk-in-windows-vista/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - CHKDSK: What is it and how do I run it? - Ask Leo!

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Robert Lx | permalink

CHKDSK, short for Check Disk, is a utility that checks the integrity of the files and file structure of your hard disk. I'll walk you through it.

For further reading: https://askleo.com/chkdsk_what_is_it_and_how_do_i_run_it/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - chkdsk - Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lance Cothan | permalink

CHKDSK is a Windows utility that can check the integrity of your hard disk and can fix various file system errors. CHKDSK (or chkdsk.exe) is short for "check disk". It's recommended to use this uti...
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For further reading: https://neosmart.net/wiki/chkdsk/ ^[4]