How To Scan Hard Drive For Errors?
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1. Open the “Computer” window by clicking on the Windows Start button, then selecting “Computer” from the list of programs.
2. Right-click on the hard drive you want to scan and select ‘Properties’.
3. Select the ‘Tools’ tab, then click ‘Check Now’ under Error Checking.
4. Select both “Automatically fix file system errors” and “Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors” options.
5. Click the ‘Start’ button to start the scanning process.
6. If errors are found during the scan, click ‘Repair’ or ‘Scan and Repair’ to fix them.