How to Check Hard Disk Bad Sector on Windows 7?

Check your Hard Disk for Errors in Windows 7

Rightclick the Start Windows icon.
In the shortcut menu, click Open Windows Explorer.
In the navigation pane, click Computer so that your drives appear in the right pane.
Rightclick the drive that you want to check.
Click Properties.
Click the Tools tab.
Click the Check now button.

How do I Check my Hard Drive for Bad Sectors?

Double Click My Computer, and rightclick the hard disk.
On the shortcut menu, click Properties, and on the Tools tab in the Properties dialog box.
Click Check Now in the ErrorChecking Status area.

How do I Run Chkdsk in Win7?

Click Start.
Type cmd at the Search program and files search box .
Rightclick on cmd.exe.
Click Run as Administrator.
Type in your Administrator password.
When cmd.exe opens, type the command: chkdsk.
Press Enter.
You can run the tool with more parameters, like this: chkdsk c: /r.

How do I Check my Hard Drive for Bad Sectors Using CMD?

To repair errors without scanning the disk for bad sectors , at the command prompt, type chkdsk volume: /f, and then press . To repair errors, bad sectors, and readable information, at the command prompt, type chkdsk volume: /r, and then press .

Can Chkdsk Fix Bad Sectors?

Windows provides a utility tool known as chkdsk that can correct most errors on a storage disk. Chkdsk can also scan for bad sectors. Bad sectors come in two forms: soft bad sectors, that occur when data is written badly, and hard bad sectors that occur because of physical damage to the disk.

How do I Scan Bad Sectors?

Press "WindowsE" on your keyboard to launch the Computer window.
Rightclick the hard disk you want to scan and choose "Properties" from the menu that appears.
Click the "Tools" tab.
Click the "Check" button located beneath the Error Checking heading to have Windows perform a scan of your drive.

How do I Check Windows 7 for Errors?

Run GUI chkdsk on Windows
Open Windows Explorer and rightclick on the drive that you want to check. At the bottom, go ahead and click on Properties. Click on the Tools tab and youll see a Check button in the Error checking section. In Windows 7, the button is Check Now.