Using Windows 7, how do I run CHKDSK?

Anonymous
2011-02-27T02:35:59+00:00

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 double click it, the only response is a flash of the DOS {black, command prompt} screen! Is that the correct response?!

Is there no way to run [schedule] a scan disk [for errors] as there has been in earlier versions of Windows?!

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Anonymous
2011-02-27T17:52:55+00:00

It's done the same way in Windows 7 as it was in earlier versions of Windows:

  1. Open the "Computer" window
  2. Right-click on the drive in question
  3. Select the "Tools" tab
  4. In the Error-checking area, click <Check Now>.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-01-18T02:56:46+00:00

    THANK YOU - ONLY REPLY THAT WORKED THE WAY MY COMPUTER IS SET UP. You're my hero!

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-17T22:28:52+00:00

    Well this is how I open it I go to start then computer right click on drive C: then I go to properties

    from there I can find tools at the top  inside the tools I will find Error checking, defragmenting,

    and last we will find backup..I hope this helps..

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-11-11T03:34:12+00:00

    I find the easiest way to run chkdsk is to not run chkdsk directly.  Instead, do this:

     

    1.  Click the "Computer" icon, right click on the hard or flash drive you want to check and/or to repair, and click on "Properties" at the bottom of the menu that appears.

    2.  Within "Properties", click on "Tools" and then, in the "Error-checking" area, click "Check now."

    3.  In the "Check disk options" window that appears, leave the box checked for "Automatically fix file system errors," check the box for "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors," and then click "Start."

    4.  In the next window, click on "Schedule disk check."  You now are through starting and scheduling chkdsk.  I am sure you noticed that you cannot run chkdsk on your C: drive while you are running Windoes.

    5.  SWo, instead, close all of your programs and restart your machine.

    6.  When your machine first starts to restart, it will run chkdsk before it starts thye Windows gui and it will take quite a while to run, depending on the size of the hard or flash drive you are checking/repairing.  I always wait to run this program on drive C: until it can run at least overnight, which still might not be long enough.  Your mileage may vary.

     

    I hope this helps.

     

    Roger T. Yokubaitis

    Houston, Texas

    *** Email address is removed for privacy ***

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-22T12:42:04+00:00

    You skipped a step. 

    1. Open the "Computer" window
    2. Right-click on the drive in question
    3. Select Properties
    4. Select the "Tools" tab
    5. In the Error-checking area, click <Check Now>.

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