How do I Scan Disk?

Scan Disk is one of the most common maintenance tools bundled in an operating system such as Windows. This is an application that is used in checking the hard drive of your co mputer for errors. Once Scan Disk finds an error in the hard drive, it will attempt to fix it.


These errors found inside your hard drive are caused by a number of reasons. These include:

system crashes;
applications that have been improperly closed;
and the existence of harmful programs such as viruses.
While it is running, Scan Disk will check the hard disk for defects in its platters. It will also check file systems. It will search as well as correct the lost and bad clusters that were created when a certain program was aborted.

Once Scan Disk finishes its task, it will provide a report that contains the errors it has found and the amount of disk space it has scanned. It is therefore important for users to use the Scan Disk application because it ensures that their data is safe from being corrupted. Aside from this, there is a guarantee that their computer will perform at optimum performance levels.

The earliest version of Scan Disk appeared in MS DOS 6.2. In Windows 95 and 98, Scan Disk was given a graphical user interface (GUI). In this graphical environment, the user can find:

progress bars;
buttons;
and information regarding the status of the scan and the errors if any.
How to Run Scan Disk in Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Press the button.
Click .
Highlight the disk which you want to scan for bad sector on the list of Hard Disk Drives.
Open the menu and select
Select the tab.
Click the button.
How to Run Scan Disk in Windows Vista
Click the "Computer" icon.
Right click the drive you want to scan with Scandisk and select Properties.
Click on the "Tools" tab. Under the "Error-checking" section, click the "Check Now" button.
A window named "Check Local Disk" will appear. If you want to attempt to correct errors, check the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" checkbox.
Click start. In Vista, it is required to schedule the Scandisk to make it run at boot time, as Vista has mechanisms which do not allow it to run while the system is operating.