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This article will tell you how to perform the check disk function on Windows XP.
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Click the Start button and select Run.
In the Run box type cmd.Advertisement
Click OK.
Type the drive letter of the drive you want to check (followed by a colon) and press ↵ Enter. For example, to check drive D, type d:
Type cd\ and press ↵ Enter. This takes you to the root directory of the drive.
Type the chkdsk command followed by one of the following switches:- Use the /f switch to automatically repair file system error. Type chkdsk /f and press Enter.
- Use the /r switch to repair file system errors and scan for and recover bad sectors. Type chkdsk /r and press Enter.
- If you don't specify a switch for Chkdsk, any errors that are found will not be fixed.
If prompted to schedule Chkdsk to run the next time the computer restarts, press Y and then ↵ Enter. You may be prompted to do this because Chkdsk needs exclusive access to the drive it's checking.
Type exit and press ↵ Enter when finished. If you had to schedule the Chkdsk operation, then restart your computer.- When Windows is loading, Chkdsk should automatically run and check the drive that you specified earlier.
- Another way to run Chkdsk is to click the Start menu, select My Computer, right-click the drive to check, and go to Properties > Tools > Check now.
Community Q&A
- QuestionWhat do I do if my tools are not opening in properties?
Community AnswerOpen command prompt (Windows key + R and type "cmd") then just type "Chkdsk" in the black window and press Enter. (You need administrator privileges.)
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- For best results schedule the check disk utility to run automatically.Thanks
Warnings
- This may take a while depending on hardware speed and number of errors on the hard disk.Thanks
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1.Click the Start menu and select Run.
2.Type "cmd" and click OK.
3.Type the drive letter followed by a colon and press Enter.
4.Type "cd\" and press Enter.
5.Type "chkdsk /f" if you want to automatically repair errors found, or "chkdsk /r" to repair errors and recover bad sectors.
6.Press Enter.
7.If prompted to run Chkdsk the next time the computer restarts, press Y and then Enter.
8.Type "Exit" and press Enter.
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