My hard drive was having some issue (can't access some files) so I have decided to run a chkdsk /r to fix whatever is corrupted, then move all data off it. The issue is chkdsk seems to get stuck at ...

I ran chkdsk /r last night on my primary HDD and it reported and allegedly "recovered" (I think) 4 bad sectors. What does that mean and is there any way I can tell exactly what it did and did not do?

You may sometimes see a message – Windows found errors on this drive that need to be repaired. If you see it, you may want to run a scan manually. Earlier, you had ...

CHKDSK or Check Disk is a utility built inside the Windows operating systems that work to maintain the integrity of the disk connected to a computer. It can be launched both via Graphical User ...

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If you frequently face a system crash, screen freeze, or the legendary BSOD – Blue Screen Of Death – on your Windows computer, certain registry files in Windows are likely corrupted. These problems ...

If your hard drive on your PC is experiencing a lot of errors, one of the solutions is to do a search for bad sectors and try to fix them. To do that you can use a built-in Windows utility called ...

O comando do Chkdsk (ou Check Disk) tem como função básica verificar a integridade do sistema de arquivos e dos metadados do sistema operacional em um volume de disco. Ou seja, o recurso avalia todo o ...