Using Windows 7, how do I run CHKDSK?

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

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

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Anonymous

2012-10-14T01:18:37+00:00

Microsoft idiots.

I open Computer.

I right click on disk C.

No tools option and no error checking option.

I LEFT click on C, and click on tools, and no error checking area.

In Windows 7.

Typical Microsoft Idiots!

Now. I know it's very hard with that stick up your back side, but deign to tell us how we really check the system drive for errors.
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Anonymous

2012-10-12T03:18:47+00:00

MODERATORS: This thread should be closed! The answer on the front page missed the step of left-clicking Properties after right-clicking the drive in question. This has caused a lot of confusion for novices who are following the instructions step by step. This forum comes up first on Google search results, so I bet it gets hit frequently.

To the person who said "cut the malarky and get to the simplest way" -- for beginners, booting into Safe Mode with Command Prompt is NOT the simplest way. If you have ever tried to explain to a novice how to boot into Safe Mode it can be very tedious explaining when and how often to hit F5 (but not too frequently or it will cause a keyboard stuck error). Also booting into Safe Mode with Command Prompt is not the simplest way to fix this so I don't know why you suggested it. (How much simpler can it be than right click drive in Explorer, left click Properties, click Tools tab, click Check Now, click Start, click Schedule Disk check if prompted due to drive being in use, reboot if so).

If the original Answer had included the step of left clicking Properties after right clicking the drive in question then a lot of confusion would have been spared. Anyone with separate but related issues should search for their specific issue or create a new thread if they can't find the answer they're looking for.
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Anonymous

2012-10-04T18:56:01+00:00
It's done the same way in Windows 7 as it was in earlier versions of Windows:

Open the "Computer" window

Right-click on the drive in question

Select the "Tools" tab

In the Error-checking area, click <Check Now>.
There is no tools tab when you right-click on the drive in question!!!!!
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Anonymous

2012-09-18T04:16:13+00:00

How to Run CHKDSK in Windows 7

1.) Click the <Start> Button then Open a "Computer" window.

2.) Select the "Drive" in question <(C:)(D:)(E:)> etc.

3.) Select "Properties" (Top Left on the Contents Bar) or Right-Click on the drive.

4.) Select the "Tools" tab - locate "Error-checking" click <Check Now>.

Note: Once CHKDSK is set to RUN - a REBOOT is required in order for "CHKDSK" to check the hard drive in question - this may take several minutes.
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