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CheckDisk-How

What does Check Disk Utility do?

Check Disk is a tool that verifies your disks for file system integrity, locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. This can be very helpful when you have some form of hardware failure which affects the integrity of your files. Unless you have some serious hardware problems, Check Disk can help you recover corrupted information from your hard disk, floppy disk or memory stick.[1]

Check disk works by checking the sectors, indexes, and some other things on a drive and rearranging anything that's in the wrong place. If you run check disk on a fairly routine basis, you're likely to notice an increase in your hard drive's performance.

How do I run Check Disk (Chkdsk) in XP?

1. Open My Compute, RIGHT click on the C drive icon, choose Properties.
2. When that loads, click on the Tools tab, then click on the Check Now button in the Error Checking section.
3. When that little window loads, place a CHECK in either or both boxes, depending on what you want to happen.
4. Click on Start Now
5. A message will pop up saying that Error Checking will run after you restart the computer, so......Restart the computer. Error Checking will run automatically after the restart. It takes a little time to perform the task depending on what tick boxes selected earlier, but after it's finished, it will restart into Windows automatically.

How Do I Run Check Disk (Chkdsk) by the command prompt in XP?

1. Click Start, select Run
2. In the box, type cmd
3. Click Ok
4. Run the chkdsk utility by typing in the following command: chkdsk c:
   ..or
   chkdsk c: /f /r. The /f command automatically fixes any errors encountered, the /r command locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. Assuming the drive is the C: drive if there are partitioned drives make sure all drives are checked too !
5. A reboot is normally required for the chkdsk program to lock the disk and run correctly (this is typical on machines that have only one volume), however if you have partitioned drives it is possible to 'check disk other driver without rebooting. If you have one drive simply restart the computer and chkdsk will run automatically. (This process can take quite a while depending on the size of your disk, etc.), it will boot back to normal Windows. [2]

How do I run Check Disk (Chkdsk) in Vista?

Vista's check disk program can be run by opening up My Computer and right clicking on the drive you want to check. Hit Properties, then Tools and Check Now. Click yes when the Vista pop up box asks you if you're absolutely sure! Then, you'll be asked whether you want to scan for bad sectors Check the box.

For the command prompt method simply follow the XP method except invoke the command prompt by instead of Clicking Start, select Run -- Click Start then type in command prompt in the start dialogue box (another method is Windows key + E will invoke the Run window, and Type in 'cmd)

References

1. ^ Vista 4 Beginners - Retrieved 14 June 2008
2. ^ Update XP Retrieved on 14 June 2008

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