I have no earthly idea why Microsoft continues to hide the Check Disk feature, but
you should use it often. I check all the drives on my PCs every week. Checking the
disk for errors ensures that no corruption has occurred because of power outages or
misbehaving programs that don’t load and save files how they should. If you don’t
check your drives often, a small problem can rapidly escalate into something far nastier,
and you could end up losing data.
To check a disk for errors, follow these steps.
Windows XP
1. Click the Start button and then click My Computer to display the drives
on your system.
2. Right-click the drive you want to check and then choose Properties from
the menu that appears.
3. Click the Tools tab.
4. Click the Check Now button and then select the Automatically Fix File
System Errors check box.
5. Click Start.
If you’re checking your boot drive, you’ll see a warning dialog appear that
tells you that Windows will have to check the drive the next time you
reboot. This makes sense because you’re currently using it.
6. Click Yes to confirm.
7. Restart your PC.
Note: Check Disk automatically does the deed.
Windows Vista
1. Click the Start button and then click My Computer.
2. Right-click the drive you want to check and then choose Properties from
the menu that appears.
3. Click the Tools tab.
4. Click the Check Now button and then select the Automatically Fix File
System Errors check box.
5. Click Start.
If a warning appears, you’ll have to reboot.
6. Click Schedule Disk Check to confirm.
7. Restart your PC and allow Check Disk to run.
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