Computer trivia

After prolonged usage of Windows it might be possible that certain sectors in the hard disk are damaged or that the file system is corrupted. Windows provides a CHKDSK (Check Disk) utility that allows you to check for file system errors and damaged sectors on the harddisk and rectify these errors. Follow these steps to scan the disk.

- Open My Computer

- Right Click the volume that you want to scan and see its properties

- In the properties window, under the Tools tab, under Error Checking, click on ‘Ckeck Now’

- Windows will scan the entire disk and rectify any errors in the file system.

Fixing the file system errors regularly might improve the hard disk performance.

Note that the disk should not be in usage for CHKDSK and thus all other programs must be closed before running this utility. If the volume is in use, Windows will reschedule the scanning to the net reboot and carry out the process, the next time the machine is restarted.

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