Chkdsk (Chkdsk.exe) is a command-line tool that checks volumes on your hard disk drive for problems. The tool then tries to repair any problems that it finds. For example, Chkdsk can repair problems related to bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files, and directory errors.

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After you install Windows, the scandisk command is not displayed in the System tools folder. To check the hard disk drive integrity in Windows: Double-click My Computer, and then right-click the hard disk drive you want to check. Click Properties,...