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
    2012-01-21T03:44:32+00:00

    Was this directed at me?  I'm not sure what you mean.  I did select "run as administrator".

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-02-20T10:42:36+00:00

    This still does not answer question of how to schedule chkdsk at a regular time other than boot-up. I I would like to schedule chkdsk on my passport usb3 drive which is reserved for backups but often this fails with error" could not open folder". If In chkdsk and then backup it is OK

    Can you help?

    Onclejean

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-02-20T18:44:05+00:00

    Not a very good answer, on 2 counts. 1) You left out a step after 2...to click 'Properties' and 2) because you can't  'Check Now' a disk that 's in use.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-28T23:32:16+00:00

    Did the safe boot, minimal and Disk Scan is running now. Do I have to do that every time I want to run disk scan or will disk scan fix it? Or is there something else I have to do? And does disk scan fix corrupted registry. I like to run disk scan when I install or uninstall programs in computer.

    Thanks

    Penny Pombert

    ******@telus.net

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