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
    2011-02-28T06:01:09+00:00

    When using the 'chkdsk',once it is located via the the 'properties' of the hard-drive in question, and you elected to RUN it, you have to do a REBOOT.

    For it (the 'chkdsk').......to do what it is supposed to do, to CHECK your hard-drive! On the REBOOT!

    Depending on the Size of the hard-drive, it may pay you to....go make supper. take a (long) shower, or whatever else you migh have in mind to do, as the CHKDSK process will take some time to run.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-05-04T22:45:32+00:00

    how do you do it b4 the pc boots up......I am having an issue where it BSOD's everytime and I cannot get it to boot...so how do you do chkdsk when you cannot get into the OS

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-05-05T14:25:06+00:00

    I found that chkdisk could not be run in standard account, had to switch to administrater.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-07-08T21:38:11+00:00

    in the start menu, type "chkdsk" in the search bar. When it shows up in the area above, you may need to right click and select "run as administrator" to get the cmd prompt to open instead of just appear for a sec.

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